New Zealand Seashore
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DSC_2382 Black brachiopod, or papa pouri (Notosaria nigricans) ventral view of empty shell washed up on reef. Remarkably, this species has survived, unchanged, on shallow reefs around New Zealand for approx 18.7 million years (since the Miocene!). Cat's Eye Point, Kakanui *
DSC2382Black brachiopodpapa pouriNotosarianigricansribbedventralliving fossil18.7 million yearsmioceneempty shellCat's Eye PointKakanui