In Depth The Euryapteryx genus of moa can be a bit confusing since it is actually known by three more common names, all of which reveal a little about this genus. The first name is the Coastal Moa, so named because of the abundant remains of this genus in coastal locations, though this is not to say that Euryapteryx never … Read more
In Depth Emeus was originally named as a species of Dinornis, D. crassus, by Richard Owen in 1846, but ten years later the ornithologist Ludwig Reichenbach elevated this species to its own genus. Almost this exact sequence of events happened with another moa genus named Anomalopteryx. Also known as the Eastern Moa, Emeus was very much like its larger relative Dinornis, however, while Dinornis is … Read more
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
In Depth When you are presented with an image of a moa bird, chances are you are looking at Dinornis, which internationally is the most famous of the moa. This fame is mostly down to the immense size of Dinornis, individuals of which at full elevation of the neck could reach up to just over three and … Read more