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Petrified Forest of Curio Bay: a Walk through the Jurassic Period

Versteinerter Wald von Curio Bay: Spaziergang durch die Jurazeit
Curio Bay is of international importance for its fossilized forest, which dates back to the Jurassic period. The tree fossils on display here are around 170 million years old. The forest was alive when New Zealand was part of Gondwanaland.