Canterbury Museum in the news https://phys.org/ en-us Latest news from Canterbury Museum Fossil that most likely belonged to oldest-known swan species found at St. Bathans Paleontologists digging near St. Bathans in Central Otago have discovered a fossil that probably belonged to the Southern Hemisphere's oldest-known swan species. https://phys.org/news/2022-07-fossil-oldest-known-swan-species-st.html Evolution Fri, 22 Jul 2022 10:25:02 EDT news577704301 Dead duck divides dates for fossil finds A newly discovered extinct duck that lived in ancient Aotearoa New Zealand could be key to dating other finds from an ancient lake bed uncovered in St Bathans, Central Otago. https://phys.org/news/2022-02-dead-duck-dates-fossil.html Paleontology & Fossils Wed, 23 Feb 2022 11:12:44 EST news564837162 Bald Haast's eagle feasted on moa guts New Zealand's extinct Haast's eagle (Hieraaetus moorei), the largest known eagle, gulped down viscera like a vulture and may even have been bald, new research suggests. https://phys.org/news/2021-12-bald-haast-eagle-feasted-moa.html Plants & Animals Wed, 01 Dec 2021 10:53:49 EST news557578420 Tuckered out: Early Antarctic explorers underfed their dogs It's one of the iconic images of early Antarctic exploration: the heroic explorer sledging across the icy wastes towed by his trusty team of canine companions. https://phys.org/news/2021-06-tuckered-early-antarctic-explorers-underfed.html Other Wed, 23 Jun 2021 10:35:18 EDT news543663312 Henderson island fossils reveal new Polynesian sandpiper species Fossil bones collected in the early 1990s on Henderson Island, part of the Pitcairn Group, have revealed a new species of Polynesian sandpiper. https://phys.org/news/2020-11-henderson-island-fossils-reveal-polynesian.html Paleontology & Fossils Tue, 17 Nov 2020 03:24:31 EST news524805867 Study confirms plastics threat to south pacific seabirds Plastic gathered from remote corners of the South Pacific Ocean, including nesting areas of New Zealand albatrosses, has confirmed the global threat of plastic pollution to seabirds. https://phys.org/news/2020-10-plastics-threat-south-pacific-seabirds.html Environment Wed, 14 Oct 2020 09:19:31 EDT news521885963 New Zealand's ancient monster penguins had northern hemisphere doppelgangers New Zealand's monster penguins, which lived 62 million years ago, had doppelgangers in Japan, the U.S. and Canada, a study published today in the Journal of Zoological Systematics and Evolutionary Research has found. https://phys.org/news/2020-06-zealand-ancient-monster-penguins-northern.html Plants & Animals Tue, 30 Jun 2020 22:00:01 EDT news512639399 Scientists discover one of world's oldest bird species at Waipara, New Zealand The ancestor of some of the largest flying birds ever has been found in Waipara, North Canterbury. https://phys.org/news/2019-09-scientists-world-oldest-bird-species.html Archaeology Tue, 17 Sep 2019 18:00:02 EDT news487932277