New Zealand Fossils
New Zealand has a fascinating history of fossils. They include body fossils (skeletal remains) and trace fossils (tracks and trails), may be single-celled or multi-celled, and plant or animal.
Learn more
- The New Zealand Geological Timescale
- Fossils in the New Zealand fossil record
- New Zealand’s fossil plants
- New Zealand’s fossil animals
See our photo gallery for some examples.