Dinornithidae
Moa
Joseph W. Brown
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Title Illustrations
| Scientific Name |
Dinornithidae Accipitridae |
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| Comments | An artist's impression of Harpagornis moorei attacking the extinct New Zealand moa. Evidence of eagle strikes are preserved on skeletons of moa weighing up to 200 kg. These skeletons show the eagle struck and gripped the moa's pelvic area, and then killed with a single strike by the other foot to the head or neck. |
| Reference | Bunce M, Szulkin M, Lerner HRL, Barnes I, Shapiro B, et al. (2005) Ancient DNA Provides New Insights into the Evolutionary History of New Zealand's Extinct Giant Eagle. PLoS Biol 3(1): e9 doi:10.1371/journal.pbio.0030009 |
| Creator | John Megahan |
| Source Collection | Public Library of Science (PLoS) |
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| Copyright | © 2005 Bunce et al. |
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