Dinornithiformes
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The extinct moa of New Zealand were an enigmatic group of flightless birds, some attaining gigantic size. To better understand…
Reconstruction of the soft tissues (i.e., collateral ligaments, Lig. anticum, menisci, tendon of the M. fibularis brevis…
The forelimb-specific gene tbx5 is highly conserved and essential for the development of forelimbs in zebrafish, mice, and humans…
Until now, kiwi (Apteryx, Apterygidae) have had no pre-Quaternary fossil record to inform on the timing of their arrival in New…
Samples of moa eggshell fragments from eight sites throughout New Zealand were measured to investigate the usefulness of the…
doi: 10.1098/rspb.2009.2019 published online 10 March 2010 Proc. R. Soc. B Holdaway, Eske Willerslev and Michael Bunce Alexander…
There are 36 moa eggs whole enough, or suffi ciently reconstructed, to permit accurate measurement of size (length or width…
Auckland War Memorial Museum houses moa bones collected from swamp sites at Clevedon, South Auckland, in 1912, and at Kia Ora…
In their report “Rapid extinction of the moas (Aves: Dinornithiformes): Model, test, and implications” (24 Mar., p. 2250…
Introduction There is an enduring belief that moa (Dinornithiformes) survived into the European era (A.D. 1769 and later). This…