Moa fossil footprints found in New Zealand river
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Re: Moa fossil footprints found in New Zealand river
#2Wow that fossil is huge! And so well preserved... What a cool find.
Re: Moa fossil footprints found in New Zealand river
#3These birds were huge. There’s a statue of one in Queenstown - worth a look if you are there.
https://www.google.com/search?q=moa+queenstown&rlz=1CDGOYI_e...
Re: Moa fossil footprints found in New Zealand river
#4These birds were huge. There’s a statue of one in Queenstown - worth a look if you are there. https://www.google.com/search?q=moa+queenstown&rlz=1CDGOYI_e...
There is around 2 dozen moa skeletons on display in the Dunedin museum with a variety of subspecies that are extremely varied. Also well worth a look
Re: Moa fossil footprints found in New Zealand river
#5Wow that fossil is huge! And so well preserved... What a cool find.
It is amazing that it isn't move worn from water running over it. It looks as distinct as if the bird just made the prints a second ago.
Re: Moa fossil footprints found in New Zealand river
#6Wow that fossil is huge! And so well preserved... What a cool find.
It is amazing that it isn't move worn from water running over it. It looks as distinct as if the bird just made the prints a second ago.
The article says the prints were likely exposed from land movement about 6 months ago. Given NZ’s landscape is always changing this seems a likely explanation.
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#7There are recorded interviews with a person who saw one. It was one of the smaller varieties, but still pretty amazing that it was so recent.
It makes you wonder which of the soon-to-be-extinct creatures we will be describing in the future.
https://www.ngataonga.org.nz/collections/catalogue/catalogue...
Re: Moa fossil footprints found in New Zealand river
#8These birds were huge. There’s a statue of one in Queenstown - worth a look if you are there. https://www.google.com/search?q=moa+queenstown&rlz=1CDGOYI_e...
It’s worth looking up the Haast’s eagle which preyed on moa. That was the most awesome of eagles at 15kgs and a wingspan of up to 3m.