Aepyornis maximus
(Redirected from Aepyornis cursor)
Taxonavigation
[edit]Familia: †Aepyornithidae
Genus: †Aepyornis
Species: †Aepyornis maximus
Name
[edit]Aepyornis maximus Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire, I. 1851: 104
Synonyms
[edit]- Aepyornis cursor Milne-Edwards & Grandidier, 1895: 124 [Hansford & Turvey 2018: 19]
- Aepyornis medius Milne-Edwards & Grandidier, 1869 [Hansford & Turvey 2018: 19]
References
[edit]Primary references
[edit]- Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire, I. 1851. Note sur des ossements et des oeufs trouvés a Madagascar, dans des alluvions modernes, et provenant d’un oiseau gigantesque. C. r. hebd. séances Acad. sci. 32(4): 101–107. BHL Reference page.
- Milne-Edwards, A. & Grandidier, A. 1894. Observations sur les Aepyornis de Madagascar. C. r. hebd. séances Acad. sci. 118: 122–127. BHL Reference page.
Additional references
[edit]- Angst, D. & Buffetaut, E. 2017. Palaeobiology of Giant Flightless Birds. Elsevier: Amsterdam. ISBN 978-1-78548-136-9. DOI: 10.1016/C2015-0-06179-2 Reference page.
- Hansford, J.P. & Turvey, S.T. 2018. Unexpected diversity within the extinct elephant birds (Aves: Aepyornithidae) and a new identity for the world’s largest bird. Royal Society Open Science 5: 181295. DOI: 10.1098/rsos.181295 Reference page.
Vernacular names
[edit]Deutsch: Madagaskarstrauß
English: Giant Elephant bird
日本語: エピオルニス
português: Ave-elefante, Aepiornis
English: Giant Elephant bird
日本語: エピオルニス
português: Ave-elefante, Aepiornis