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The Lost World of the Moa
T. H. WorthyRichard N. Holdaway
其他書名
Prehistoric Life of New Zealand
出版Indiana University Press, 2002
主題Nature / Animals / GeneralNature / Animals / Dinosaurs & Prehistoric CreaturesScience / PaleontologyScience / Life Sciences / Zoology / GeneralScience / Life Sciences / Zoology / Ornithology
ISBN97802533403440253340349
URLhttp://books.google.com.hk/books?id=NtVV7ZSlsY4C&hl=&source=gbs_api
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註釋"Among these lost animals were the giant birds known as moa, an evolutionary novelty that included one of the largest birds ever known. In this definitive volume, Trevor H. Worthy and Richard N. Holdaway summarize all that is presently known about these incredible birds. The authors present the various species of moa, describe their skeletons, and reconstruct their life and ecology. Theirs is the most complete account of the moa anywhere. In addition, they describe the only threat to the survival of an adult moa, an eagle of enormous size. Paying particular attention to the more interesting and unique forms known only or largely from the fossil record, Worthy and Holdaway describe the primary herbivores, the top predator, and other species.