PhysOrg Posted December 18, 2013 Share Posted December 18, 2013 Giant moa bird (Dinornis robustus, literally meaning 'robust strange bird') may not have actually had robust bones, according to new research conducted by The University of Manchester. The leg bones of one of the tallest birds that ever existed were actually rather like those of its modern (but distant) relatives, such as ostrich, emu and rhea, the studypublished in PLOS One today (18 December) shows. Read the full article on PhysOrg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ScienceDaily Posted December 18, 2013 Share Posted December 18, 2013 Giant moa bird (Dinornis robustus, literally meaning ‘robust strange bird’) may not have actually had robust bones, according to new research. The leg bones of one of the tallest birds that ever existed were actually rather like those of its modern (but distant) relatives, such as ostrich, emu and rhea, the study shows. Read the full article on ScienceDaily Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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