Fossilised Coconuts

Description
Walnut sized specimens of fossilised coconuts. Found at Coopers Beach.
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Collection
Te Ahu Heritage Museum
Media/Materials
Fossilised Coconut
Physical description
A varied collection of Fossilised Coconuts, fruits from the coconut palm of Cocos zeylandia. These specimens range from fully intact to split or sharded found at Coopers Beach. Dated from the Early Miocene age approx 24-16 millions years.
Accession number
113

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