Pyramid Valley

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Pyramid Valley is a valley consisting of a limestone formation near Waikari in North Canterbury region of New Zealand's South Island. It is located 80 kilometers north-west of Christchurch. In the valley there is a swamp, which was known in 1939 as New Zealand's largest repository of Moafossilien. 1938 discovered the owner of the swamp, the brothers Joseph and Rob Hodgen, during the funeral of a horse, three large bones of the Moa - type Dinornis giganteus. They opened the bottom of excavations and from the 1940s started many paleontologists, including Robert Alexander Falla, Roger Duff, Robert Cushman Murphy, Jim Eyles and Ron Scarlett with her ​​research. The fossil remains of several extinct bird species, including 183 complete moa skeletons were promoted for days. Also, tens of thousands of bone fragments from 46 species of modern birds were discovered. The swamp was formed about 18,000 BC and was dried up about 2,000 years ago. He was characterized by lush vegetation and provided a habitat for five different Moaarten.

Today, located in Pyramid Valley vineyards where Riesling is grown.