-
first scientifically described as
Dinornis didiformis by R. Owen in 1844. He
chose the
specific name
didiformis because of the
apparent similarity in the...
- 230
kilograms (510 lb)
while the smallest, the bush moa (Anomalopteryx
didiformis), was
around the size of a turkey.
Estimates of the moa po****tion when...
- A size
comparison between a
human and 4 moa species: 1.
Dinornis novaezealandiae 2.
Emeus cr****us 3.
Anomalopteryx didiformis 4.
Dinornis robustus...
- †
South Island giant moa,
Dinornis robustus † Bush moa,
Anomalopteryx didiformis †
Eastern moa,
Emeus cr****us † Broad-billed moa,
Euryapteryx curtus †...
- †Pachyornis
australis †Euryapteryx
curtus †Emeus cr****us †Anomalopteryx
didiformis †Dinornis
novaezealandiae †Dinornis
robustus †Megalapteryx
didinus Davies...
- moa)
Dinornithiformes (moa) Late Pleistocene-Holocene 34
Anomalopteryx didiformis 40 kg (88 lb)
Emeidae (lesser moa)
Dinornithiformes (moa) Late Pleistocene-Holocene...
-
Anomalopteryx didiformis...
-
recognised genera and
species are:
Genus Anomalopteryx Bush moa,
Anomalopteryx didiformis (North and
South Island, New Zealand)
Genus Emeus Eastern moa,
Emeus cr****us...
- Boev in 1986, was
later identified as the
little bush moa (Anomalopteryx
didiformis). It is the only
specimen of
Dinornithiformes in the
collections of the...
-
Upland moa
Megalapteryx didinus 40 kg (88 lb) 32 Bush moa
Anomalopteryx didiformis 40 kg (88 lb) 33
Sylviornis neocaledoniae 30.5 kg (67 lb) 34 Eremopezus...
