Tuatara bones
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Four bones identified as being from the tuatara (Sphenodon punctatus) that were uncovered and subsequently excavated from a rock cleft above the former railway station near Cromwell during the construction of roading for the Clyde Dam project 1979-1981. The bones were excavated by Dr N Ritchie (M0W archaeologist) from what became known as the Station Deposit.
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Title
Tuatara bones
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Contributor
Dr N Ritchie, Ministry of Works
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Date made
1981/01/21
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Subject
Cromwell history, Archaeology
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Additional information
a. L 21mm x W 7mm tapering down to 2mm b. L 25mm x W 7mm tapering down to 3mm c. L 29mm x W 12mm at each end down to 3mm in the middle d. L 18mm x W 11mm tapering down to 3mm
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47 The Mall CROMWELL 9310
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