Moa footprints at Manawatū riverbank

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Moa footprints at Manawatū riverbank

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Collection

Manawatū Heritage

Description

In 1912 four moa footprints were found close to the Fitzroy Street section of the river. Their discovery was one of the first of its kind in New Zealand. They were found by Henry Cole (believed to be seated at left) after a flood had washed away the bank exposing the footprints in a bed of stiff blue clay, called papa. Initially the prints were cut out of the papa. While these no longer exist plaster casts were also made and these are held by Te Manawa, the museum of Palmerston North. The moa...

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Date created

1912

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https://manawatuheritage.pncc.govt.nz/item/b3a67cc9-4103-495e-91bb-7a4d2a84e171

Locations

Manawatū riverbank

Related subjects

moa

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