From the Vault: Turkey, Wishbones and Gravy
Stuff To Blow Your Mind
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Moa - Was It a Wishbone?
The moa was a flightless land creature, unlike virtually anything else you could think of. What the snake is to the lizard, this bird is o to the flying bird. The different species of moa vary a bit in their shoulder region. But they are very small and not fused. Paky ornis and megalepterix, moa didn't even have a vistigial clavicle, just totally absent.
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