Moa
- Description
- The sub-fossil bones of this extinct bird were collected by Captain W Setten of Exmouth. Between 1877-87 he commanded ‘Pleiades’ which was a ship involved with New Zealand emigrant trade. It sailed roughly once a year with a one way journey taking about 95 days. we do not know to which species of moa these bones belonged. This bone is part of a tibia.
- Accession Loan No.
- B2638
- Collection Class
- Birds
- Common Name
- moa
- Simple Name
- fossil: bird
- Full Name
- Dinornis sp.: DINORNITHIDAE: moa: head of tibia
- Period Classification
- Victorian (1837-1901)
- Family Group
- Collection Country
- New Zealand
- Collection Area Region
- Australia and New Zealand
- Collection Continent
- Oceania
- Phylum
- CHORDATA: VERTEBRATA
- Family
- DINORNITHIDAE
- Genus
- Dinornis
- Species
- sp. non det.
