Heavy-footed moa
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The heavy-footed moa, or Moa waewae taumaha, is an extinct species of moa from the lesser moa family. The heavy-footed moa was widespread across the South Island of New Zealand, and inhabited lowland
Pachyornis elephantopus 601344
Restoration of Dinornis robustus and P. elephantopus
Moa
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Moa are an extinct group of flightless birds formerly endemic to New Zealand. During the Late Pleistocene-Holocene, there were nine species, in six genera. The two largest species, Dinornis robustus a
Heavy-footed moa
…The heavy-footed moa (Pachyornis elephantopus), or Moa waewae taumaha (Māori), is an extinct species of moa from the lesser moa family. The heavy-footed moa was widespread across the South Island of New Zealand, and inhabited lowland environments like shrublands…
Dinornis maximus, Natural History Museum
Neck tissue of Emeus crassus
Holotype head and neck of Megalapteryx
Soft tissue attached of several moa