DNA suggests Moa once flew
(PhysOrg.com) -- New research indicates the moa may not always have been flightless.
Plants & Animals
Feb 2, 2010
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Extinct moa rewrites New Zealand's history
(PhysOrg.com) -- The evolutionary history of New Zealand's many extinct flightless moa has been re-written in the first comprehensive study of more than 260 sub-fossil specimens to combine all known genetic, anatomical, geological ...
Archaeology
Nov 18, 2009
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Scientists 'rebuild' giant moa using ancient DNA
(PhysOrg.com) -- Scientists have performed the first DNA-based reconstruction of the giant extinct moa bird, using prehistoric feathers recovered from caves and rock shelters in New Zealand.
Plants & Animals
Jul 1, 2009
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