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# Face of the day
- URL: https://goodoil.news/face-of-the-day-1948/
- Published: 2019-05-10T18:30:33.000Z
- Updated: 2019-07-07T22:03:34.000Z
- Author: Good Oil Staff
- Tags: Blog, #wp, #wp-post, #Import 2024-07-17 04:14

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Michael Johnston at the riverbed site where preparations are being made to remove the **fossilised moa footprints** he discovered. Photo: ODT / Stephen Jaquiery

> The imprints were thought to have been exposed by significant flooding in the Maniototo late last year, and it was likely they would not have survived another flood event, [Otago Museum](https://otagomuseum.nz/blog/ara-moa-a-hidden-pathway-of-lost-taoka/?fbclid=IwAR3rEDvUnn9LbIReSN1ZTSoiYU8cS5K1OOAJan-dw3jdSaa2Vm%5Fi5ftNLnY&ref=goodoil.news) natural science assistant curator Kane Fleury said.  
> Mr Fleury acted immediately when Mr Johnston sent photos of the footprints to the museum after he found them in early March.  
> He met Mr Johnston at the site and used an underwater camera, snorkel and mask to examine the markings, which were about 1m under the water.  
> **Seven clear footprints were found, each about 30cm by 30cm**, and an action, preservation and excavation plan for the footprints was immediately prepared.  
>  
> [radionz](https://www.radionz.co.nz/news/national/388897/moa-footprints-found-in-otago-river?ref=goodoil.news)