Identification and morphometrics of moa chick femora from Auckland Museum.

All bones are from Karikari Peninsula and Doubtless Bay, Northland, except LB7976 (North Cape) and LB6601 (Gisborne). Samples were identified by amplification and sequencing of a ∼30 bp fragment of mitochondrial hypervariable region I (HVRI). Euryapteryx class I and class II correspond to Euryapteryx sequences shown previously to be associated with thick and thin shells respectively [7]. Eu – Euryapteryx curtus , Ad - Anomalopteryx didiformis, Pg - Pachyornis geranoides, Dn - Dinornis novaezealandiae. Mt hpt. - Mitochondrial haplotype sequences are shown in Table 1.L = total length, W = mid shaft width. Weight was calculated using femur length according to the equation: Mass (kg) = (L/61.64)2.7855[11].