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

Yu-rip-teh-riks.
By Liam Carter
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Liam Carter

Paleoanthropologist

Liam Carter explores the roots of humanity by studying early human fossils and artifacts. His ground-breaking work has provided a deeper understanding of our ancestors' lifestyles and social structures.

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Carter, L. (2016, June 10). Euryapteryx a.k.a.‭ ‬Coastal Moa,‭ ‬Broad Billed moa,‭ ‬Stout Legged Moa.. Prehistoric-wildlife. https://www.prehistoric-wildlife.com/species/euryapteryxa-k-a-coastal-moa-broad-billed-moa-stout-legged-moa/

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Name

Euryapteryx ‭(‬Broad wing‭)‬.

Phonetic

Yu-rip-teh-riks.

Named By

Classification

Chordata,‭ ‬Aves,‭ ‬Paleognathae,‭ ‬Dinornithiformes,‭ ‬Emeidae.

Diet

Herbivore.

Species

Size

Up to one meter.

Known locations

New Zealand,‭ ‬including North Island,‭ ‬South Island and Stewart Island.

Time Period

Pleistocene to Holocene,‭ ‬probably extinct by about‭ ‬1400-1500AD.

Fossil representation

Several individuals,‭ ‬including mummified remains.

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.‭ ‬Kamp‭ & ‬A.‭ ‬Cooper‭ ‬-‭ ‬2009. -‭ ‬Twenty-first century advances in knowledge of the biology of moa‭ (‬Aves:‭ ‬Dinornithiformes‭)‬:‭ ‬A new morphological analysis and moa diagnoses revised‭ ‬-‭ ‬New Zealand Journal of Zoology‭ ‬39‭ (‬2‭)‬:‭ ‬87‭ ‬-‭ ‬T.‭ ‬H.‭ ‬Worthy‭ & ‬R.‭ ‬P.‭ ‬Scofield‭ ‬-‭ ‬2012.

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