A molecular characterization of a newly discovered megafaunal fossil site in North Canterbury, South Island, New Zealand

Journal of the Royal Society of New Zealand

Volumn 42, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 241-256

  Allentoft, M E ^a,b   Scofield, R P ^c   Oskam, C L ^a   Hale, M L ^b   Holdaway, R N ^b,d   Bunce, M ^a  

^a MURDOCH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CANTERBURY   (New Zealand)

^c CANTERBURY MUSEUM   (New Zealand)

^d PALAECOL RESEARCH LTD   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Ancient dna; Dinornithiformes; Dna preservation; Extinct megafuana; Fossil deposit; Moa

Indexed keywords

BIRD; BONE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DNA; FOSSIL ASSEMBLAGE; FOSSIL RECORD; MITOCHONDRIAL DNA; MOLECULAR ANALYSIS; PALEONTOLOGY; PEAT; PRESERVATION; RELATIVE ABUNDANCE; SPATIOTEMPORAL ANALYSIS;

CANTERBURY [SOUTH ISLAND]; NEW ZEALAND; SOUTH ISLAND;

APTORNIS DEFOSSOR; AVES; DINORNITHIFORMES;

EID: 84871463105     PISSN: 03036758     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/03036758.2011.574821     Document Type: Article

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