-
species of
Dinornis are
considered valid, the
North Island giant moa (
Dinornis novaezealandiae) and the
South Island giant moa (
Dinornis robustus). In...
- were nine
species (in six genera). The two
largest species,
Dinornis robustus and
Dinornis novaezelandiae,
reached about 3.6
metres (12 ft) in
height with...
- The
South Island giant moa (
Dinornis robustus) is an
extinct species of moa in the
genus Dinornis,
known in Māori by the name moa nunui. It was one of...
- The
North Island giant moa (
Dinornis novaezealandiae) is an
extinct moa in the
genus Dinornis,
known in Māori as kuranui. It was a large, herbivorous...
- "On
Dinornis (Part XXIV):
containing a
Description of the Head and Feet, with
their dried Integuments, of an
Individual of the
species Dinornis didinus...
-
originally described by
Richard Owen in 1846, they were
placed within the
genus Dinornis as
three different species.
These remains would later be
split off into...
-
Zealand moas of
Dinornis.
Richard Owen
found affinities and
distinctions in an
osteological comparison to
species of the
extinct Dinornis and the extant...
-
South Island giant moa egg specimen. The heavy-footed moa was
named as
Dinornis elephantopus by
Richard Owen in 1856 from leg
bones found by
Walter Mantell...
-
endemic to New Zealand. The bush moa was
first scientifically described as
Dinornis didiformis by
Richard Owen in 1844. He
chose the
specific name didiformis...
-
million years,
suggesting that an
unusual mechanism was at work. Moa (
Dinornis pictured)
Diprotodon optatum "Megalania" (Var**** priscus)
American lions...
