Moa's ark: Miocene fossils reveal the great antiquity of moa (Aves: Dinornithiformes) in Zealandia

Records of the Australian Museum

Volumn 62, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 105-114

  Tennyson, Alan J D ^a   Worthy, Trevor H ^b   Jones, Craig M ^c   Paul Scofield, R ^d   Hand, Suzanne J ^b  

^a MUSEUM OF NEW ZEALAND TE PAPA TONGAREWA   (New Zealand)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

^c GNS SCIENCE   (New Zealand)

^d CANTERBURY MUSEUM   (New Zealand)

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EID: 77953735342     PISSN: 22014349     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3853/j.0067-1975.62.2010.1546     Document Type: Article

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