Euryapteryx a.k.a.‭ ‬Coastal Moa,‭ ‬Broad Billed moa,‭ ‬Stout Legged Moa.

In Depth Further Reading -‭ ‬The evolutionary history of the extinct ratite moa and New Zealand Neogene paleogeography‭ ‬-‭ ‬Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences‭ ‬106‭ (‬49‭)‬:‭ ‬20646‭ ‬-‭ ‬M.‭ ‬Bunce,‭ ‬T.‭ ‬H.‭ ‬Worthy,‭ ‬M.‭ ‬J.‭ ‬Phillips,‭ ‬R.‭ ‬N.‭ ‬Holdaway,‭ ‬E.‭ ‬Willerslev,‭ ‬J.‭ ‬Haile,‭ ‬B.‭ ‬Shapiro,‭ ‬R.‭ ‬P.‭ ‬Scofield,‭ ‬A.‭ ‬Drummond,‭ ‬P.‭ ‬J.‭ ‬J.‭ … Read more

Emeus a.k.a.‭ ‬Eastern Moa

In Depth Further Reading -‭ ‬Description of Dinornis crassus‭ ‬-‭ ‬Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London‭ ‬1846:‭ ‬46‭ ‬-‭ ‬Richard Owen‭ ‬-‭ ‬1846. -‭ ‬Avium systema naturale‭ ‬-‭ ‬Expedition der vollst�ndigsten Naturgeschichte‭ ‬-‭ ‬Ludwig Reichenbach‭ ‬-‭ ‬1852. -‭ ‬Nuclear DNA sequences detect species limits in ancient moa‭ ‬-‭ ‬Nature‭ ‬425‭ (‬6954‭)‬:‭ ‬175‭–‬178‭ ‬-‭ ‬Leon … Read more

Megalapteryx ‭(‬.a.k.a.‭ ‬Upland Moa‭)

In Depth Further Reading -‭ ‬Mummified moa remains from Mt Owen,‭ ‬northwest Nelson‭ ‬-‭ ‬Notornis‭ ‬36‭ (‬1‭)‬:‭ ‬36‭–‬38.‭ ‬-‭ ‬Trevor H.‭ ‬Worthy‭ ‬-‭ ‬1989. -‭ ‬Unique,‭ ‬dark olive-green moa eggshell from Redcliffe Hill,‭ ‬Rakaia Gorge,‭ ‬Canterbury‭ ‬-‭ ‬Notornis‭ ‬39‭ (‬1‭)‬:‭ ‬63‭–‬65.‭ ‬-‭ ‬Beverley McCulloch‭ ‬-‭ ‬1992. -‭ ‬Plant remains in coprolites:‭ ‬diet of a subalpine … Read more

Dinornis Including‭ ‬D.‭ ‬novaezealandiae,‭ ‬a.k.a.‭ ‬the North Island Giant Moa, and D.‭ ‬robustus,‭ ‬a.k.a.‭ ‬the South Island Giant Moa.

In Depth Further Reading -‭ ‬On the remains of Dinornis,‭ ‬an extinct gigantic struthious bird‭ ‬-‭ ‬Richard Owen‭ ‬-‭ ‬1843. -‭ ‬Extreme reversed sexual size dimorphism in the extinct New Zealand moa Dinornis‭ ‬-‭ ‬Michael Bruce,‭ ‬Trevor H.‭ ‬Worthy,‭ ‬Tom Ford,‭ ‬Will Hoppitt,‭ ‬Eske Willerslev,‭ ‬Alexei Drummond‭ & ‬Alan Cooper‭ ‬-‭ ‬2003. -‭ ‬Nuclear DNA … Read more