Cooper et al. (1992) published the first ancient DNA sequences of moa. Is anyone aware of ancient DNA sequences from birds that were published prior to this?
Cooper, A., Mourer-Chauvire, C., Chambers, G.K., von Haeseler, A., Wilson, A.C., Paabo, S., 1992. Independent origins of New Zealand moas and kiwis. Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. U.S.A. 89, 8741–8744.