Moa nunui skull (South Island giant moa)

[Moa nunui (South Island giant moa, *Dinornis robustus*) ](https://nzbirdsonline.org.nz/species/south-island-giant-moa) is an extinct species of bird from Aotearoa. Several species of moa used to live in Aotearoa, and all of these species were flightless. Moa nunui was the largest moa species and females were larger than males. [This skull is from specimen LB7111](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Dinornis_robustus_(AM_LB7111)_601930.jpg) and is on display at Auckland War Memorial Museum Tāmaki Paenga Hira in the Origins Gallery. This high-resolution specimen is available for you to download and print. The upper skull is in two separate pieces and the lower jaw is also a separate piece. Attribution: Creative Commons licence. Please acknowledge Auckland War Memorial Museum and Daniel Thomas, Massey University if you use this model. We would love to hear from you via email, or you can comment below! With your feedback we can show the educational value of these models, allowing us to make more.