The average size of bioclasts is 2-3 cm. Small volcanic clasts appear dispersed in some beds. |
The ice thickness and snow depth varied from 0.5 to 1.3 m and from 1 to 9 cm, respectively. |
Pots were PVC cylinders, 20 cm diameter and 50 cm depth, sealed at the bottom. |
The sediment within the quadrat was excavated to a depth of 15 cm and sieved through a 4-mm mesh. |
Owen also identified New Zealand's giant flightless bird, the moa or dinornis, from a piece of shin just 15 cm long. |
The second corallum is a much larger, rounded trochoid form that approaches 11 cm in length and reached a maximum diameter of 4.7 cm. |