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The lost world of the moa : prehistoric life of New Zealand / Trevor H. Worthy & Richard N. Holdaway ; principal photography by Rod Morris.

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextSeries: Life of the pastPublisher: Bloomington : Indiana University Press, [2002]Copyright date: ©2002Description: xxxiii, 718 pages : illustrations, maps ; 26 cmContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 0253340349
  • 9780253340344
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 568.5 21
LOC classification:
  • QE872.D5 W67 2002
Contents:
Preface -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction: The Land That Time Forgot -- 1. The Early Record -- 2. The Unveiling -- 3. Discovery of Moa -- 4. Moa Anatomy and Evolution -- 5. The Living Moa -- 6. Kiwi - Ratites of the Night -- 7. Waterbirds of Many Kinds -- 8. The Grandest Eagle -- 9. Other Birds of Prey -- 10. A Plethora of Rails -- 11. Shorebirds, Parrots, and Passerines -- 12. Oceanic Birds in the Terrestrial Environment -- 13. Bats to Frogs -- 14. Guilds and Regional Faunas -- 15. Extinction: The Final Word -- Appendixes -- Bibliography -- Index.
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 611-670) and index.

Preface -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction: The Land That Time Forgot -- 1. The Early Record -- 2. The Unveiling -- 3. Discovery of Moa -- 4. Moa Anatomy and Evolution -- 5. The Living Moa -- 6. Kiwi - Ratites of the Night -- 7. Waterbirds of Many Kinds -- 8. The Grandest Eagle -- 9. Other Birds of Prey -- 10. A Plethora of Rails -- 11. Shorebirds, Parrots, and Passerines -- 12. Oceanic Birds in the Terrestrial Environment -- 13. Bats to Frogs -- 14. Guilds and Regional Faunas -- 15. Extinction: The Final Word -- Appendixes -- Bibliography -- Index.

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