Moa's Ark: Miocene fossils reveal the great antiquity of moa (Aves: Dinornithiformes) in Zealandia

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dc.contributor.authorTennyson, Alan J. D.en
dc.contributor.authorWorthy, Trevor Henryen
dc.contributor.authorJones, Craig M.en
dc.contributor.authorScofield, Richard Paulen
dc.contributor.authorHand, Suzanne J.en
dc.contributor.conferenceInternational Meeting of the Society of Avian Paleontology and Evolution (7th : 2008 : Sydney, N.S.W.)en
dc.contributor.schoolSchool of Earth and Environmental Sciencesen
dc.date.issued2010en
dc.descriptionAlso published as a journal article: Records of the Australian Museum, 2010; 62(1):105–114en
dc.description.abstractFossil eggshell and bone fragments from New Zealand's Miocene St Bathans Fauna indicate that two taxa of giant flightless moa (one weighing 20–25 kg and another much larger than this) were present in Zealandia 19–16 Ma. Contrary to recent suggestions, we conclude that moa have a long history in Zealandia, almost certainly extending to before the Oligocene "drowning". This conclusion is consistent with biotic evidence from other sources, which indicates a great antiquity of several Zealandian animals and plants.en
dc.description.statementofresponsibilityAlan J.D. Tennyson, Trevor H. Worthy, Craig M. Jones, R. Paul Scofield and Suzanne J. Handen
dc.identifier.citationProceedings of the VII International Meeting of the Society of Avian Paleontology and Evolution, 2010 / W.E. Boles and T.H. Worthy (eds.): pp.105-114en
dc.identifier.doi10.3853/j.0067-1975.62.2010.1546en
dc.identifier.issn0067-1975en
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/2440/77117
dc.language.isoenen
dc.publisherAustralian Museum Scientific Publicationsen
dc.rights© The Authors, 2010.en
dc.titleMoa's Ark: Miocene fossils reveal the great antiquity of moa (Aves: Dinornithiformes) in Zealandiaen
dc.typeConference paperen

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