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Accession No	1802.4633
Name/Title	Dinornis sp. (Giant Moa); partial femur, fossil
Brief Description	The midshaft of the femur of a species of Giant Moa (Dinornis). Similar in appearance to other fossilised moa bone recovered from Whanganui beaches, this probably washed out of a bone deposit in the Butler's Shell Conglomerate, a layer about 1 million years old.
Classification	Dinornis

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