Anomalopteryx didiformis

Anomalopteryx didiformus

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Dinornithiformes

Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Amorphea Cladus: Obazoa Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Cladus: Filozoa Cladus: Choanozoa Regnum: Animalia Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Superphylum: Deuterostomia Phylum: Chordata Cladus: Olfactores Subphylum: Vertebrata Infraphylum: Gnathostomata Cladus: Eugnathostomata Cladus: Osteichthyes Cladus: Sarcopterygii Cladus: Rhipidistia Cladus: Tetrapodomorpha Cladus: Eotetrapodiformes Cladus: Elpistostegalia Cladus: Stegocephali Superclassis: Tetrapoda Cladus: Reptiliomorpha Cladus: Amniota Cladus: Sauropsida Cladus: Archosauria Cladus: Avemetatarsalia Cladus: Ornithodira Cladus: Dinosauromorpha Cladus: Dinosauriformes Cladus: Dracohors Cladus: Dinosauria Cladus: Saurischia Cladus: Theropoda Cladus: Neotheropoda Cladus: Averostra Cladus: Tetanurae Cladus: Orionides Cladus: Avetheropoda Cladus: Coelurosauria Cladus: Tyrannoraptora Cladus: Maniraptoromorpha Cladus: Neocoelurosauria Cladus: Maniraptoriformes Cladus: Maniraptora Cladus: Pennaraptora Cladus: Paraves Cladus: Avialae Subclassis: Aves Infraclassis: Palaeognathae Ordo: †Dinornithiformes

Familia: †Emeidae
Subfamilia: †Anomalopteryginae
Genus: †Anomalopteryx
Species: †Anomalopteryx didiformis

Name

Anomalopteryx didiformis (Owen, 1844; Dinornis)

Synonyms

• Dinornis parvus Owen, 1883
• Dinornis oweni Haast, 1886 [syn. Millener (1982)]
• Anomalopteryx antiquus Hutton, 1892

References

• Millener, P.R. 1982. And then there were twelve: the taxonomic status of Anomalopteryx oweni (Aves: Dinornithidae). Notornis 29: 165–170.
• Wood, J.R. et al. (in press, 2012): First coprolite evidence for the diet of Anomalopteryx didiformis, an extinct forest ratite from New Zealand. New Zealand journal of ecology 36(2): Abstract and PDF.

Vernacular names

• English: Lesser Moa
• 日本語: コモア