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South Island Giant Moa (NHMW-ZOO-VS-SkA-11.372)
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3D scan of a South Island Giant Moa (*Dinornis robustus*) skeleton originating from New Zealand. Moas were birds that lived on the Islands of New Zealand, but are extinct today. This skeleton was found in a cave in New Zealand by Ferdinand von Hochstetter during the Novara expedition and brought to Vienna in 1859. The Giant Moa was part of the Weltaustellung in Vienna in 1873 and can now be found in the new Moa showcase in the Natural History Museum in Vienna.
**Object**: South Island Giant Moa, *Dinornis robustus* (Owen, 1846)
**Inventory number**: NHMW-ZOO-VS-SkA-11.372
**Collection**: NHMW, 1st Zoological Department, Bird Collection (curator: Swen Renner)
More about the NHMW [here](www.nhm.at/en).
Scanned and edited by Viola Winkler (NHMW)
Scanner: Artec Leo.
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