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Re: New Zealand Dinosaurs
> I have in front of me 'The Great New Zealand Fossil Book' by Ron
> Brazier _et al._ 1990 (ISBN 0-477-02601-x). I am afraid that when it
> was written only Hawkes Bay dinosaurs are mentioned. I know of no
> other discoveries than those.
>
> One caudal vertebra was described in 1981 and two 'toe bones' have
> also been found of theropods. The other bone fragment found there
> was part of the illium of an ornithopod (similar to a hypsolophodont
> form).
>
> I am sure more has been found since then though? Any New
> Zealanders to comment???
>
Is there any articles written by Joan Wiffen or Ralph Molnar about New
Zealand dinosaur finds?
New Zealand dinosaur list: 2 theropods (represented by caudal vertebra
and toe bones)
dryosaurid (or Hypsilophodontid) (represented
by a partial illium)
?armored dinosaur (not confirmed)
please add to the list.
---John Schneiderman (dino@revelation.unomaha.edu)