The youngest giant: Discovery and significance of the remains of a giant moa (dinornis giganteus) near turangi, in central north island, new zealand

Abstract

A partial skeleton of Dinornis giganteus, radiocarbon dated to 683–651 CAL yr BP, is reported from a pumice pitfall trap near Turangi, close to Lake Taupo, North Island, New Zealand. A review of other, mostly unpublished, moa discoveries from the Volcanic Plateau region indicates that all seven North Island species formerly occurred there in the late Holocene. © 2002 Taylor and Francis Group, LLC.