Megalapteryx didinus

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Common Name
Upland Moa
Field Collection Place
Arthur Ecological District/North-west Nelson Ecological Region/South Island Ecological Region/NZ Eco Region/New Zealand
Field Collection Date
20 Nov 1933
Accession Number
LB5908
Accession Date
Pre 2002
Other Id
MOA13.3
8355 (Asset Register)
Department
birds
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Natural Science Specimen

Scientific Name
Megalapteryx didinus (Owen, 1883)
Classification
Megalapteryx didinus
Order
Dinornithiformes
Family
Megalapterygidae
Genus
Megalapteryx
Species
didinus
Specimen Category
fossil bones
Field Collection Place
Arthur Ecological District/North-west Nelson Ecological Region/South Island Ecological Region/NZ Eco Region/New Zealand
Field Collection Date
20 Nov 1933
Field Collector
G Archey
Measurement Reading
1070mm (This object was measured as part of a Light Sensitivity gallery survey, undertaken by Sabine Weik in H10 Origins gallery.)
760mm (This object was measured as part of a Light Sensitivity gallery survey, undertaken by Sabine Weik in H10 Origins gallery.)
Last Update
30 Sep 2025

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