Moa
Description
A small mounted moa skeleton standing on a concrete and wood base. A plaque at the front reads " anomalopteryx didiformis / Mounted from remains found in a cave near Mahoenui on 6th August 1965 and presented to the Taranaki Museum by the Taranaki Caving Club (Inc)." The bones have been coated with varnish and part of the skull has been broken.
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This
moa
skeleton
was
recovered
by
members
of
the
Taranaki
Caving
Club
from
the
"Buttress"
entrance
of
Skyline
Cave
in
the
Awakino-Mahoenui
district
on
6
August
1965.
It's
identity
was
confirmed
by
Ron
Scarlett
when
he
was
in
New
Plymouth
in
October
1967.
The
skeleton
was
assembled
by
members
of
the
Club,
and
presented
by
it
to
the
Taranaki
Museum
on
12
September
1968.
Accession number
A70.622
Collection type
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