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
- Simple Name
- fossil: bird
- Full Name
- Dinornis sp.: DINORNITHIDAE: moa: head of tibia
- Collection Country
- New Zealand
- Common Name
- moa
- Family
- DINORNITHIDAE
- Genus
- Dinornis
- Species
- sp. non det.
- Phylum
- CHORDATA: VERTEBRATA
- Collection Class
- Birds
- Collection Contintent
- Oceania
- Collection Area Region
- Australia and New Zealand
- Family Group
- Created At
- 2016-10-13 15:46:48
- Updated At
- 2020-01-28 11:44:03
