The broad-billed, stout-legged moa[3] or coastal moa (Euryapteryx curtus) is an extinct species of moa. These moa lived in both the North and the South Islands of New Zealand, and on Stewart Island. Its habitat was in the lowlands (duneland, forest, shrubland, and grassland).[4] It was a ratite and a member of the lesser moa family. The ratites are flightless birds with a sternum without a keel. They also have a distinctive palate. The origin of these birds is becoming clearer as it is now believed that early ancestors of these birds were able to fly and flew to the southern areas that they have been found in.[4]
Euryapteryx pygmaeus Hutton 1891 non Pachyornis pygmaeus Hutton 1895
Emeus gravipes Lydekker, 1891 Euryapteryx gravipes (Lydekker 1891) Oliver 1930
Euryapteryx compacta Hutton 1893
Emeus crassus Parker 1895 non (Owen 1846) Reichenbach 1853
Euryapteryx ponderosa Hamilton 1898 non Hutton 1891
Emeus boothi Rothschild 1907
Emeus haasti Rothschild 1907 non Palaeocasuarius haasti Rothschild 1907
Zelornis haasti (Rothschild 1907) Oliver 1949
Euryapteryx haasti (Rothschild 1907)
Emeus parkeri Rothschild 1907
Euryapteryx kuranui Oliver 1930
Euryapteryx geranoides Checklist Committee 1990 non Palapteryx geranoides
As of 2006, half of all complete or mostly complete moa eggs in museum collections are likely broad-billed moa specimens.[5] Of the specimens traditionally given the name Euryapteryx gravis, the eggs has an average length of 205mm and width of 143mm, while the group traditionally assigned to the name Euryapteryx curtus had an average length of 122mm and width of 94mm.[5]
A 2009 genetic study showed that Euryapteryx curtus and Euryapteryx gravis were synonyms.[6] A 2010 study explained size differences among them as sexual dimorphism.[7] A 2012 morphological study interpreted them as subspecies instead.[8]
The cladogram below follows a 2009 analysis by Bunce et al.:[6]
^Checklist Committee Ornithological Society of New Zealand (2010). "Checklist-of-Birds of New Zealand, Norfolk and Macquarie Islands and the Ross Dependency Antarctica" (PDF). Te Papa Press. Retrieved 4 January 2016.
Bunce, Michael; Worthy, Trevor H.; Phillips, Matthew J.; Holdaway, Richard N.; Willerslev, Eske; Haile, James; Shapiro, Beth; Scofield, R. Paul; Drummond, Alexei; Kamp, Peter J. J.; Cooper, Alan (8 December 2009). "The evolutionary history of the extinct ratite moa and New Zealand Neogene paleogeography" (PDF). Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 106 (49): 20646–20651. doi:10.1073/pnas.0906660106. PMC2791642. PMID 19923428.
Davies, S. J. J. F. (2003). "Moas". In Hutchins, Michael (ed.). Grzimek's Animal Life Encyclopedia. Vol. 8: Birds I: Tinamous and Ratites to Hoatzins (2nd ed.). Farmington Hills, MI: Gale Group. ISBN0-7876-5784-0.
Gill, B. J. (2010). "Regional comparisons of the thickness of moa eggshell fragments (Aves: Dinornithiformes)". Records of the Australian Museum. 62: 115–122. doi:10.3853/j.0067-1975.62.2010.1535.
Owen, R. (1846). A History of British Fossil Mammals and Birds. London, UK: John Van Voorst.
Worthy, T. H.; Scofield, R. P. (2012). "Twenty-first century advances in knowledge of the biology of moa (Aves: Dinornithiformes): a new morphological analysis and moa diagnoses revised". New Zealand Journal of Zoology. 39 (2): 87–153. doi:10.1080/03014223.2012.665060. S2CID 83768608.
External links
Unmasking the secrets of the extinct moa.
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The broad billed stout legged moa 3 or coastal moa Euryapteryx curtus is an extinct species of moa These moa lived in both the North and the South Islands of New Zealand and on Stewart Island Its habitat was in the lowlands duneland forest shrubland and grassland 4 It was a ratite and a member of the lesser moa family The ratites are flightless birds with a sternum without a keel They also have a distinctive palate The origin of these birds is becoming clearer as it is now believed that early ancestors of these birds were able to fly and flew to the southern areas that they have been found in 4 Broad billed moaTemporal range Pleistocene HoloceneRestorationConservation statusExtinctScientific classificationKingdom AnimaliaPhylum ChordataClass AvesInfraclass PalaeognathaeOrder DinornithiformesFamily EmeidaeGenus EuryapteryxHaast 1874Species E curtusBinomial name Euryapteryx curtus Owen 1846 1 2 SynonymsList Cela Reichenbach 1853 non Moehring 1758Celeus Bonaparte 1856 non Boie 1831Zelornis Oliver 1949Dinornis curtus Owen 1846Cela curtus Owen 1846 Reichenbach 1850Celeus curtus Owen 1846 Bonaparte 1865Anomalopteryx curta Owen 1846 Lydekker 1891Euryapteryx curtus Owen 1846 Archey 1941Mesopteryx species a Parker 1895Euryapteryx exilis Hutton 1897Zelornis exilis Hutton 1897 Oliver 1949Euryapteryx tane Oliver 1949Dinornis gravis Owen 1870Pachyornis gravis Owen 1870 Euryapteryx pygmaeus Hutton 1891 non Pachyornis pygmaeus Hutton 1895Emeus gravipes Lydekker 1891 Euryapteryx gravipes Lydekker 1891 Oliver 1930Euryapteryx compacta Hutton 1893Emeus crassus Parker 1895 non Owen 1846 Reichenbach 1853Euryapteryx ponderosa Hamilton 1898 non Hutton 1891Emeus boothi Rothschild 1907Emeus haasti Rothschild 1907 non Palaeocasuarius haasti Rothschild 1907Zelornis haasti Rothschild 1907 Oliver 1949Euryapteryx haasti Rothschild 1907 Emeus parkeri Rothschild 1907Euryapteryx kuranui Oliver 1930Euryapteryx geranoides Checklist Committee 1990 non Palapteryx geranoidesAs of 2006 half of all complete or mostly complete moa eggs in museum collections are likely broad billed moa specimens 5 Of the specimens traditionally given the name Euryapteryx gravis the eggs has an average length of 205mm and width of 143mm while the group traditionally assigned to the name Euryapteryx curtus had an average length of 122mm and width of 94mm 5 Contents 1 Taxonomy 2 Footnotes 3 References 4 External linksTaxonomy EditA 2009 genetic study showed that Euryapteryx curtus and Euryapteryx gravis were synonyms 6 A 2010 study explained size differences among them as sexual dimorphism 7 A 2012 morphological study interpreted them as subspecies instead 8 The cladogram below follows a 2009 analysis by Bunce et al 6 Dinornithiformes Megalapteryidae Megalapteryx didinusDinornithidae Dinornis D robustusD novaezealandiaeEmeidae Pachyornis P australisP elephantopusP geranoidesAnomalopteryx didiformisEmeus crassusEuryapteryx curtus SkullFootnotes Edit Owen 1846 Checklist Committee Ornithological Society of New Zealand 2010 Checklist of Birds of New Zealand Norfolk and Macquarie Islands and the Ross Dependency Antarctica PDF Te Papa Press Retrieved 4 January 2016 Stout legged moa New Zealand Birds Online a b Davies 2003 pp 95 98 a b Gill B J 2006 A CATALOGUE OF MOA EGGS AVES DINORNITHIFORMES Records of the Auckland Museum 43 55 80 ISSN 1174 9202 a b Bunce et al 2009 Gill 2010 Worthy amp Scofield 2012 p 87 References EditBunce Michael Worthy Trevor H Phillips Matthew J Holdaway Richard N Willerslev Eske Haile James Shapiro Beth Scofield R Paul Drummond Alexei Kamp Peter J J Cooper Alan 8 December 2009 The evolutionary history of the extinct ratite moa and New Zealand Neogene paleogeography PDF Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences 106 49 20646 20651 doi 10 1073 pnas 0906660106 PMC 2791642 PMID 19923428 Davies S J J F 2003 Moas In Hutchins Michael ed Grzimek s Animal Life Encyclopedia Vol 8 Birds I Tinamous and Ratites to Hoatzins 2nd ed Farmington Hills MI Gale Group ISBN 0 7876 5784 0 Gill B J 2010 Regional comparisons of the thickness of moa eggshell fragments Aves Dinornithiformes Records of the Australian Museum 62 115 122 doi 10 3853 j 0067 1975 62 2010 1535 Owen R 1846 A History of British Fossil Mammals and Birds London UK John Van Voorst Worthy T H Scofield R P 2012 Twenty first century advances in knowledge of the biology of moa Aves Dinornithiformes a new morphological analysis and moa diagnoses revised New Zealand Journal of Zoology 39 2 87 153 doi 10 1080 03014223 2012 665060 S2CID 83768608 External links EditUnmasking the secrets of the extinct moa This prehistoric bird article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte This New Zealand related article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Broad billed moa amp oldid 1112162045, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
