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New Study Provides Insights into Diet of Extinct Little Bush Moa | Paleontology – Sci-News.com
Paleontologists have examined 6,800- to 4,600-year-old coprolites attributed to the little bush moa (Anomalopteryx didiformis).
Paleontologists have examined 6,800- to 4,600-year-old coprolites attributed to the little bush moa (Anomalopteryx didiformis). The results support the current hypothesis that this moa species browsed trees and shrubs within the forest understorey, and provide new evidence that ferns were also an important part of its diet.
Moa browsed trees and shrubs within the forest understorey. Image credit: Heinrich Harder.
Most of what scientists currently know about the diets of New Zealands extinct moa…
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