FISH SKELETON.
FOUND IN LIME WORKS. . WIDE INTEREST CAUSED. GEOLOGICAL VALUE. An interesting discovery lias been made at the Balfour lime works, Southland, at a depth of about 12ft. This is the complete skeleton of a fish between 6ft and 7ft long and 2ft and 3ft in depth. The vertebrae of the backhone are between four to five inches through. Since the works have been in operation at Balfour several complete and well-preserved sea shells have been found from time to time, these in
some cases being of tlie same species as those found to-day in Steward Island waters. The discovery of the fish skeleton has caused wide interest in the district, and Mr. D. L. Popplewell, of Gore, has agreed to ascertain if it would bo possible to identify the fish. It is thought that some new light may bo thrown on the district’s already highly interesting geological history as a result of the discoveries.
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Thames Star, Volume LXVI, Issue 20420, 23 September 1938, Page 3
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156FISH SKELETON. Thames Star, Volume LXVI, Issue 20420, 23 September 1938, Page 3
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