Haumuri Bluff (also known as Amuri Bluff) is a headland on the coast of

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on the south side of Piripaua (Spyglass Point), located several kilometres south of

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. It has been a major palaeontological site since the mid-19th century,Campbell, H.
Haumuri Bluff
, ''Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand'', 9 July 2013. Retrieved 24 June 2016. and has lent its name to the

Haumurian While also using the international geologic time scale, many nations–especially those with isolated and therefore non-standard prehistories–use their own systems of dividing geologic time into epochs and faunal stages. In New Zealand, these epo ...

stage in the

New Zealand geologic time scale While also using the international geologic time scale, many nations–especially those with isolated and therefore non-standard prehistories–use their own systems of dividing geologic time into epochs and faunal stages. In New Zealand, these epo ...

. The bluff has also been the site of numerous shipwrecks.

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Paleontological sites of New Zealand Headlands of Canterbury, New Zealand Kaikōura District {{CanterburyNZ-geo-stub