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Joan Wiffen (1922–2009) was a palaeontologist who studied the Cretaceous period in New Zealand. Joan discovered one of the first dinosaur fossils in New Zealand.

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    Joan Wiffen – Heritage scientist timeline

    Tributes came in from around the world when Joan Wiffen died in 2009. Alongside colleague Ralph Molnar, Joan identified and published on the first dinosaur fossils in New Zealand. Joan rewrote ...

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