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Moa fossil footprints found in New Zealand river
- jdillaaa 7y agoWow that fossil is huge! And so well preserved... What a cool find.
- irrational 7y agoIt 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.
- guidedlight 7y agoThe 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.
- nicksantamaria 7y agoThese 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_enAU662AU662&oq=moa+wueenstown&aqs=chrome.1.69i57j0l3.2898j0j7&hl=en-GB&sourceid=chrome-mobile&ie=UTF-8#fid=0xa9d51d8109581abb:0xe9d0ab33c9898cc7&fpstate=luuv&imagekey=!1e10!2sAF1QipMI4QIoemoaU35brjlRI5Jl633t6bFGAoWP1FVK&viewerState=ga https://www.google.com/search?q=moa+queenstown&rlz=1CDGOYI_e...
- cheyne_nz 7y agoThere 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
- lostlogin 7y agoIt’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. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Haast%27s_eagle https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Haast%27s_eagle
- lostlogin 7y agoThere 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-item?record_id=191727 https://www.ngataonga.org.nz/collections/catalogue/catalogue...