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Mantell's moa (Pachyornis geranoides) also known as Mappin's moa or moa ruarangi [3] is an extinct species of moa from the North Island of New Zealand. [4] Its habitat was the lowlands (shrublands, grasslands, dunelands, and forests). [5] The moa were ratites, flightless birds with a sternum without a keel. They also have a distinctive palate.
This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 14 January 2025. Extinct order of birds This article is about the extinct New Zealand birds known as moa. For other uses, see Moa (disambiguation). Moa Temporal range: Miocene – Holocene, 17–0.0006 Ma Pre๊ ๊ O S D C P T J K Pg N North Island giant moa skeleton Scientific classification Domain ...
Pachyornis moa were the stoutest and most heavy-legged genus of the family, the most notable species being Pachyornis elephantopus - the heavy-footed moa. They were generally similar to the eastern moa or the broad-billed moa of the genus Euryapteryx , but differed in having a pointed bill and being more heavyset in general.
The heavy-footed moa (Pachyornis elephantopus) is a species of moa from the lesser moa family. The heavy-footed moa was widespread only in the South Island of New Zealand, and its habitat was the lowlands (shrublands, dunelands, grasslands, and forests). [3] The moa were ratites, flightless birds with a sternum without a keel.
The lesser moa [a] (family Emeidae) were a family in the moa order Dinornithiformes. About two-thirds of all moa species are in the lesser moa family. [2] The moa were ratites from New Zealand. Ratites are flightless birds with a sternum without a keel. They also have a distinctive palate.
Ratites. Temporal range: Paleocene-Holocene 56–0 ... dominant moa of far north and far south of New Zealand's South Island Dromaiidae. Dromaius. Name
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Tinamous are the only living group of palaeognaths able to fly, and were traditionally regarded as the sister group of the flightless ratites, but recent work places them well within the ratite radiation as most closely related to the extinct moa of New Zealand, implying flightlessness emerged among ratites multiple times. [3]