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Accession No	1934.91.13
Name/Title	Pachyornis geranoides (Mantell's Moa); L femur
Brief Description	A left femur or thigh bone, one of the strongest bones in a bird’s body. A moa’s femur and knee were held almost horizontally, concealed by body feathers. This bone was collected during a Museum excavation in 1936–37 from a mud hole near Makirikiri, Whanganui. Mantell’s Moa (Pachyornis geranoides) was one of the smallest moa species, just 1 m high at the shoulder and weighing 20 to 30 kg. It preferred to live around the edges of swamps and forests. Like all moa species, it was wiped out by human hunting about 500 years ago.
Classification	Pachyornis geranoides/Pachyornis
Primary Prod Place	Riverlands/Whanganui
Measurement Reading	16.1cm 2.5cm
Signature/Marks	Letter R in ink

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