Moa
The sub-fossil bones of this extinct bird were collected by Captain W Setten of Exmouth. Between 1877-87 he commanded ‘Pleiades’ which was a ship involved with New Zealand emigrant trade. It sailed roughly once a year with a one way journey taking about 95 days. we do not know to which species of moa these bones belonged. These bones are from a tibia. The longer of the two clearly shows the honeycomb structure inside the bone. This indicates that these bones belong to a massive bird and not a mammal.
Object Summary
- Accession Loan No.
- B2644
- Category
- Natural History
- Collection Class
- Birds
- Collection Area Region
- Australia and New Zealand
- Common Name
- moa
- Simple Name
- fossil: bird
- Period Classification
- Victorian (1837-1901)
