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Described By: Reichenbach
Classification: Dinosauria, Theropoda, Neotheropoda, Averostra, Tetanurae, Orionides, Avetheropoda, Coelurosauria, Tyrannoraptora, Maniraptoriformes, Maniraptora, Pennaraptora, Paraves, Eumaniraptora, Averaptora, Avialae, Euavialae, Avebrevicauda, Pygostylia, Ornithothoraces, Euornithes, Ornithuromorpha, Ornithurae, Neornithes, Palaeognathae, Notopalaeognathae, Tinamiformes + Dinornithiformes Clade, Dinornithiformes, Emeidae
Emeus, or the Eastern Moa, is a monotypic genus of Moa from the South Island of New Zealand. It has lived since the Tarantian of the Pleistocene until the Holocene, from about 100,000 years ago to 500 years ago. It, like Dinornis, had extreme sexual dimorphism, with the females ranging between 15 and 25% larger than the males. They stood between 1.5 to 1.8 meters tall, and it had no wings like all other Moa. It had long, shaggy feathers that were beige in color, a long thick neck, and strong, muscular legs to help them move through their environment without the balance afforded by wings. The feathers grew shorter as they went up to the head until, at the head, they were small short bristles. It lived primarily in lowland forests, grasslands, dunes, and shrublands, and was one of the major large herbivorous animals in the region until it was driven to extinction by human hunting.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eastern_moa
http://fossilworks.org/?a=collectionSearch&collection_no=87810
