Moa (large) - Dinornis maximus
Description
Diornis robustus. The south Island giant Moa. It is a skeleton dug up from Pyramid Valley. It is tall with a long neck. Stands about 2.6m high. A small head. Long legs.
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Object detail
Credit line
This
moa
is
on
loan
from
Canterbury
Museum.
Ron
Scarlet
articulated
it
in
the
early
1960s
for
the
Taranaki
Museum
(now
Puke
Ariki).
Most
of
the
bones
are
from
the
same
specimen
however
it
seems
some
bones
are
from
other
specimens.
Accession number
A70.623
Collection type
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