An edition of Moa (2003)
Moa
the dramatic story of the discovery of a giant bird
By Richard Wolfe
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Publish Date
2003
Publisher
Penguin Books
Language
eng
Pages
250
Description:
"In 1839, on the basis of a single mysterious fragment of bone from the other side of the world, the great English anatomist Richard Owen reached the conclusion that it came from an unknown gigantic flightless bird. Despite this being shortly before it is time of Darwin and the great evolution debate, many initially thought Owen's claim preposterous. A huge new bird that couldn't fly? Like an ostrich? Ridiculous!"--Jacket.
subjects: Extinct birds, Moas, Nature and wildlife, Owen, richard owen, sir 1804-1892
People: Richard Owen (1804-1892)
Places: New Zealand