Megalapteryx (.a.k.a. Upland Moa)
In Depth Though not as famous as Dinornis, the Megalapteryx genus is just as if not even more important to our understanding of moa birds. Megalapteryx is one of the few moa, in fact one of the few prehistoric animals, to be known by mummified remains of soft tissue. Mummification is essentially where all moisture is drawn out of … Read more