History / Science

Dinosaurs and ancient mammals in Te Awamutu

13:39 pm on 7 July 2021

From megalodons to mammoths, ancient bone collector and curator Vance Smith has it all - teeth, femurs and tusks in his very own private museum. 

He joins Wallace from Te Awamutu to talk us through these taonga and why he feels compelled to collect them. 

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The recreation of a mammoth. Photo: Wikimedia Commons