Bone, Moa

Description
Five moa bones from a limestone cave - inland Urenui.Identified by Ron Scarlett, Canterbury Museum (19/3/1968) as probably being Euryaptaryx geranoides.
1/2 pieces pelvis - iron stained, probably due to damp environment.
2/ Proximal portion of L. tibio tarsus
3/ Distal half of L tarso metatarsus
4/ Distal half of right femur.
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Object detail

Classification
Dinornithiformes/Birds/Vertebrates/Animals/T&E For Science & Technology
Accession number
A70.633
Collection type
Ornithology
Natural Sciences

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