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III.—Note on a nearly complete Skeleton of Dinornis Maximus.

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  01 May 2009

Chas. W. Andrews
Chas. W. Andrews
Affiliation:
British Museum (Nat. Hist.).
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An exceedingly well-preserved and nearly complete skeleton of the largest species of Dinornis, D. maximus, has recently been mounted and exhibited in the Palæontological Galleries of the British Museum (Natural History). The finding of this fine specimen has been described by its fortunate discoverer, Mr. C. A. Ewen, and to his paper a brief account of the remains themselves was added by Captain Hutton. It appears that the bones were found on shifting

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Geological Magazine , Volume 6 , Issue 9 , September 1899 , pp. 395 - 397
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1899

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References

page 395 note 2 “On the Discovery of Moa-remains on Riverton Beach”: Trans. New Zealand Institute, vol. xxviii (1895), p. 651.

page 395 note 3 Tom. cit., p. 652.

page 396 note 1 “On the Cranial Osteology, Classification, and Phylogeny of the Dinornithidæ”: Trans. Zool. Soc, vol. xiii (1895), pp. 417, 418.

page 396 note 2 Measurements taken according to the rules laid down by Professor T. J. Parker in the paper above referred to.