Giant moa
- Description
- The identification of this subfossil moa left metatarsal bone is uncertain. Whilst our database records it as Dinornis giganteus, in the register it has been recorded as ‘Palapteryx’ in ink, follower by ‘crassus?’ in pencil. It was donated by Dr John Teschemaker of Exmouth in 1869. The moa was a flightless bird that lacked wing bones entirely and the 9 different species were found only on New Zealand.
- Accession Loan No.
- B2624
- Collection Class
- Birds
- Common Name
- giant moa
- Simple Name
- fossil: bird, moa
- Full Name
- Dinornis giganteus (Owen): DINORNITHIDAE: giant moa: left metatarsal
- Family Group
- Collection Country
- New Zealand
- Collection Area Region
- Australia and New Zealand
- Collection Continent
- Oceania
- Phylum
- CHORDATA: VERTEBRATA
- Family
- DINORNITHIDAE
- Genus
- Dinornis
- Species
- giganteus
