Dinornis

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Dinornis ssp.

[edit] Taxonavigation

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Cladus: Eukaryota
Supergroup: Unikonta
Cladus: Opisthokonta
Regnum: Animalia
Subregnum: Eumetazoa
Cladus: Bilateria
Cladus: Nephrozoa
Cladus: Deuterostomia
Phylum: Chordata
Subphylum: Vertebrata
Infraphylum: Gnathostomata
Superclassis: Tetrapoda
Classis: Aves
Subclassis: Carinatae
Infraclassis: Neornithes
Parvclassis: Palaeognathae
Ordo: † Dinornithiformes
Familia: †Dinornithidae
Genus: †Dinornis
Species: †D. novaezelandiae - †D. robustus

[edit] Name

Dinornis Owen, 1843

[edit] Synonymy

  • Palapteryx Owen, 1851

[edit] References

  • Owen, Richard (1843): On the remains of Dinornis, an extinct gigantic struthious bird. Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 1843: 8-10, 144-146.

[edit] Vernacular names

English: Giant Moa