Mantell's moa

Mantell's moa (Pachyornis geranoides) also known as Mappin's moa[3] is an extinct species of New Zealand birds of the family Moa. These moa lived in the North and the South Islands, and on Stewart Island. Its habitat was the lowlands (shrublands, grasslands, dunelands, and forests).[4] It was a ratite and a member of the Struthioniform Order. The Struthioniformes are flightless birds, whose sternum lacks a keel and whose palate is distinctive. The origin of the Stout-legged Moa is becoming clearer as it is now believed that early ancestors of these birds were able to fly and flew to the southern areas where their remains have been recovered.[4]

Mantell's moa Temporal range: Pleistocene- Late Holocene
from the collection of Auckland Museum
Conservation status
Extinct
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Aves
Order:	†Dinornithiformes
Family:	†Emeidae
Genus:	†Pachyornis
Species:	†P. geranoides
Binomial name
†Pachyornis geranoides (Owen, 1848)[1][2]
Synonyms
List Palapteryx geranoides Owen, 1848 non Euryapteryx geranoides Checklist Committee 1990 Dinornis geranoides (Owen 1848) Owen 1866 Anomalopteryx geranoides (Owen 1848) Lydekker, 1891 Cela geranoides (Owen 1848) Hutton 1891 Dinornis curtus Owen 1871 non Owen 1846 Anomalopteryx curta (Owen 1871) Lydekker 1891 Pachyornis pygmaeus Hutton 1895 non Euryapteryx pygmaeus Hutton 1891 Dinornis expunctus Archey, 1927 Pachyornis septentrionalis (Oliver 1949) Brodkorb 1963 Pachyornis mappini Archey, 1941