Bush moa

Bush moa
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	Anomalopteryx didiformus skeleton
Conservation status
	Extinct
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Aves
Superorder:	Paleognathae
Order:	Dinornithiformes
Family:	†Dinornithidae
Genus:	†Anomalopteryx ; Reichenbach 1852
Species:	†Anomalopteryx didiformis
Binomial name
	Anomalopteryx didiformis; (Owen 1844) Reichenbach 1853
Synonyms
	Dinornis didiformis Owen, 1844; Anomalopteryx didiformis (Owen 1844) Lydekker 1891; Anomalornis didiformis (Owen 1844) Hutton 1897; Dinornis dromioides Owen, 1846 non Oliver 1930; Anomalopteryx dromaeoides (Owen 1846) Lydekker 1891; Dinornis parvus Owen, 1883; Anomalopteryx parva (Owen 1883) Lydekker 1891; Dinornis oweni Haast, 1886; Anomalornis owenii (Haast 1886) Hutton 1897; Pachyornis owenii (Haast 1886) Archey 1941; Anomalopteryx oweni (Haast 1886) Oliver 1949; Anomalopteryx antiquus Hutton, 1892 (may be a valid predecessor species); Anomalopteryx fortis Hutton, 1893; Anomalornis gracilis Hutton 1897 non Dinornis gracilis Owen 1854; Anomalornis (Hutton, 1897); Graya (Bonaparte, 1956)

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Anomalopteryx is an extinct bird genus known colloquially as the lesser moa, little bush moa. or bush moa. It stood more than 1.3 metres (4.3 ft) tall and weighed 30 kilograms (66 lb). It inhabited much of the North Island and small sections of the South Island of New Zealand. Its habitat was lowland conifer, broad-leafed, and beech forests.^[3]

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Skeleton

It is a ratite and a member of the order Dinornithiformes. The Dinornithiformes are flightless birds with a sternum without a keel. They also have a distinctive palate.^[3]

The most complete remains, a partially articulated skeleton with substantial mummified tissue were discovered in 1980 in Lake Echo Valley, east of Te Anau, Southland.^[4] It is now in the Southland Museum and Art Gallery, in Invercargill.

Footnotes

↑ Brands, S. (2008)
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↑ ^3.0 ^3.1 Davies, S. J. J. F. (2003)
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References

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External links

Little Bush Moa. Anomalopteryx didiformis. by Paul Martinson. Artwork produced for the book Extinct Birds of New Zealand by Alan Tennyson, Te Papa Press, Wellington, 2006

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[1] Brands, S. (2008)

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[Davies-3] 3.0 ^3.1 Davies, S. J. J. F. (2003)

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Bush moa
250px
Anomalopteryx didiformus skeleton
Conservation status
Extinct
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Aves
Superorder:	Paleognathae
Order:	Dinornithiformes
Family:	†Dinornithidae
Genus:	†Anomalopteryx Reichenbach 1852
Species:	†Anomalopteryx didiformis
Binomial name
*Anomalopteryx didiformis* (Owen 1844) Reichenbach 1853^[1]^[2]
Synonyms
Dinornis didiformis Owen, 1844 Anomalopteryx didiformis (Owen 1844) Lydekker 1891 Anomalornis didiformis (Owen 1844) Hutton 1897 Dinornis dromioides Owen, 1846 non Oliver 1930 Anomalopteryx dromaeoides (Owen 1846) Lydekker 1891 Dinornis parvus Owen, 1883 Anomalopteryx parva (Owen 1883) Lydekker 1891 Dinornis oweni Haast, 1886 Anomalornis owenii (Haast 1886) Hutton 1897 Pachyornis owenii (Haast 1886) Archey 1941 Anomalopteryx oweni (Haast 1886) Oliver 1949 Anomalopteryx antiquus Hutton, 1892 (may be a valid predecessor species) Anomalopteryx fortis Hutton, 1893 Anomalornis gracilis Hutton 1897 non Dinornis gracilis Owen 1854 Anomalornis (Hutton, 1897) Graya (Bonaparte, 1956)