Two men and a woman were spotted on the shore of Little Wanganui River, about an hour and a half north of Westport, with a rock saw and chisel on Sunday. Locals photographed the men removing the 23 million-year-old fossil and loading it into a boat. Credit:Stuff.co.nzThey cut the fossil from the rock before it was taken away by boat. It is unclear whether its removal was illegal or not however police on Wednesday were taking statements from locals who saw the incident. Multiple people confronted the trio with questions, but local resident Peter Lei said because it was a long weekend in New Zealand, their claims couldn’t be checked with local authorities.

Source: Stuff October 27, 2022 07:43 UTC