Bird molecules challenge to Moa's Ark theory
Tuesday, May 4, 2010 - 17:10
in Paleontology & Archaeology
(PhysOrg.com) -- The so-called "Moa's Ark" theory - that New Zealand's animal and plant life has evolved largely untouched over 80 million years since the Gondwana supercontinent broke up - is being challenged by new molecular evidence from native birds.