The fossils include some of the world’s oldest known flax snails, an extinct sawshark spine, great white shark teeth, and at least 10 previously known species. More than 200 fossil species were found in a mound of sand beneath Mangere Wastewater Treatment Plant in Auckland, New Zealand. They are also common finds during major excavations.
Bruce Hayward SHAREįossils and ancient relics of the past turn up in some weird places, from the stretches of the New Jersey shore and random Walmarts to Swedish lakes and even the moon. Some of the 266 fossil species found during a wastewater plant excavation in New Zealand.
