Dinornis

Dinornis ssp.

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Dinornithiformes

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Familia: Dinornithidae
Genus: Dinornis
Species: D. novaezelandiae - D. robustus

Name

• Dinornis Owen, 1843

Synonyms

• Palapteryx Owen, 1851

References

• Owen, R. 1843: On the remains of Dinornis, an extinct gigantic struthious bird. Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 1843: 8-10, 144-146.
• Owen, R. 1844: On Dinornis, an extinct genus of tridactyle struthious birds, with descriptions of portions of the skeleton of five species which formerly existed in New Zealand. (Part I.) Transactions of the Zoological Society of London, 3(3): 235-275, plates XXVIII-XXX. BHL

Vernacular names

English: Giant Moa