Upland Moa, Megalapteryx didinus

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Upland Moa, Megalapteryx didinus

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Description

The entire skeleton of this upland moa had been lying in limestone cave for fifteen thousand years - since the last glacial period - when it was discovered in March 1987. The Honeycomb Hill Cave is in the remote Oparara Valley near Karamea in New Zealand's South Island. The cave consists of a 20-kilometre network of underground passages, at several levels. Over time, the roof had collapsed in several places, creating vertically sided potholes up to 50 metres deep - perfect pitfall traps for t...

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Date created

Collected: Mar 1987

URL

https://collections.tepapa.govt.nz/object/92365

Locations

Honeycomb Hill, Enduro, Map Grid 1385N 720E

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