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| Mantell's Moa (Pachyornis geranoides) |
| syn. Anomalopteryx curta, Anomalopteryx geranoides, Cela geranoides, Dinornis curtus, Dinornis geranoides, Emeus exilis, Euryapteryx pygmaeus, Pachyornis (Mauiornis) mappini, Pachyornis (Mauiornis) septentrionalis, Pachyornis mappini, Pachyornis pygmaeus, Pachyornis septentrionalis |
| distribution: New Zealand: North Island |
| local name: - |
| size: ca. 0,60 m (at the back) extinction date: ca. 1500 |
| This species from the New
Zealand North Island reached a size of only 60 cm at the back. The weight
of this bird is estimated with around 30 kg. Amazing are the peculiar short 'dachshund-legs'. |
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above: Mantell's Moa (Pachyornis geranoides) depiction: Alexander Lang |
| References: - Trevor H. Worthy, Richard N. Holdaway: The Lost World of the Moa, Prehistoric Life of New Zealand. Indiana University Press, Bloomington 2002 - Trevor H. Worthy: Rediscovery of the types of Dinornis curtus Owen and Palapteryx geranoides Owen, with a new synonymy (Aves: Dinornithiformes). Tuhinga 16: 33-43 (2005) |