An assembled group of leg and foot bones from an extinct South Island Giant Moa (Dinornis robustus), New Zealand, extinct circa 1500 and possibly 1000 years old or earlier
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January 19, 02:14 PM GMT
Estimate
4,000 - 6,000 GBP
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Description
An assembled group of leg and foot bones from an exti🌊nct South Island Giant Moa (Dinornis robustus), N🔥ew Zealand, extinct circa 1500 and possibly 1000 years old or earlier
comprising sixteen elements
largest bone 72cm. long, 17cm. wide
Prior to the arrival of humans, the giant Moa had an ecologically stable population in New Zealand for at least 40,000 years.
