Come have a look at fossils I've found and prepped, dig out your own fossils, and see if you can identify fossil crabs, trilobites, shark teeth and much more!
Touching the fossils is encouraged.
If you need a rock or fossil identified, bring it along and we can try and figure it out.
Address:
Old School Collective
1429 Main North Road
Waikuku
New Zealand
Opening Hours:
Sundays: 10am - 2pm
School Holidays:
During school holidays I will also open the workshop on Tuesdays and Thursdays.
Tuesdays and Thursdays: 11am - 2pm
Funding:
I am covering the rent for this space myself, if you would like to help keep it open in the long term, you can use the buttons below to donate -
we need another $1400 a month at the moment. If you want to donate more than $5, you can change the quantity once you click on the button.
School visits welcome!
Come check out some local New Zealand fossils
Most of the displays are interactive
Uncover some real fossils, everything from a megalodon tooth to trilobites
Dig your own fossils
Below are some videos of the fossils featured on the NZ Fossil Card set I made.
Join me as I explore beautiful New Zealand, find amazing fossils and then prep them to reveal their hidden secrets!
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Some of the fossils I find in my videos:
I donate many of my finds to museums and universities and some of them are even being studied further!
I've launched a Patreon page where I post multiple videos each month. These include bonus hunts, fossil preps, behind-the-scenes footage and some of the secret projects I am working on. There are also monthly live chat sessions.
Join my Patreon from $4 a monthThere are more photos in the gallery