Figure 2.
Study site. The three fossil deposits, PV (42°58′22.0″ S, 172°35′49.0″ E), BHV (42°58′19.36″ S, 172°39′56.15″ E) and Rosslea (42°57′53.83″ S, 172°39′22.39″ E), from which 158 radiocarbon-dated moa fossils were characterized for DNA decay kinetics. The sites in North Canterbury, South Island, New Zealand are located within a 5 km radius in the eastern rain shadows of the Southern Alps. Most of the area is more than 200 m a.s.l. and consists of flat alluvial plains and rolling downlands. Information on calibrated radiocarbon ages and DNA preservation (CT values) are shown for each site. m, mean age.