New Zealand should celebrate its remarkable prehistoric past with national fossil emblems – have your say!
- Written by Nic Rawlence, Senior Lecturer in Ancient DNA, University of Otago
Trilobites similar to those above have been found in 505 million-year-old rocks in New Zealand.ShutterstockIt’s not often New Zealanders admit Australia is onto a good thing. Our long-running trans-Tasman rivalry usually revolves around accusing Australians of stealing national cultural icons like Phar Lap, Pavlova or Crowded House.
But I...





