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    • Paleoecologist researcher Dr Janet Wilmshurs and a moa coprolite
    Rights: Dr Jamie Wood, Landcare Research Published 13 December 2013 Size: 650 KB Referencing Hub media

    Paleoecologist researcher Dr Janet Wilmshurst from Landcare Research examines a moa coprolite. The sterile mask and suit are worn when extracting and working with ancient DNA to prevent contaminating the coprolite with modern DNA.

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      Moa poo clues

      New Zealand scientists are using fossilised moa poo (coprolites) to study the diets and habitats of the large flightless native birds, which became extinct around 500 years ago. Examination of ...

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