Pachyornis Including P.‭ ‬elephantopus‭ (‬Heavy-footed Moa‭)‬,‭ ‬P.‭ ‬geranoides‭ (‬Mantell’s Moa‭)‬,‭ ‬and P.‭ ‬australis‭ (‬Crested Moa‭)‬.

In Depth The Pachyornis genus of moa has a taxonomic history going all the way back to the early days of moa study,‭ ‬though like with many other moa genera,‭ ‬the first remains of Pachyornis were attributed to the Dinornis genus.‭ ‬The Pachyornis genus was spread across virtually all of New Zealand,‭ ‬with P.‭ ‬australis being most common in the northern and southern regions of South Island,‭ ‬P.‭ … Read more