Ko ngā hāraunga, ko ngā wheua, ko ngā toenga para rānei o tētahi rauropi o neherā, kāore i popo, engari kua mau ki ngā toka o Papatūānuku.
The impressions, prints, bones or remains of living things from long ago that have escaped the process of decay and have been preserved in rocks.
TAKENGA MAI
▾mātā - heap, layer
mātā (mātāniho) - print or mark of teeth
toka - stone, rock
He aha ngā mātātoka e kitea mai ana i ngā toka rā?
Whakamāramatia mai te tukanga mātātoka.
He rau miriona tau te roa e noho ana te mātātoka ki roto i a Papatūānuku.
