-
species of
Dinornis are
considered valid, the
North Island giant moa (
Dinornis novaezealandiae) and the
South Island giant moa (
Dinornis robustus). In...
- 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. Even
though it
might have walked...
- 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...
-
endemic to New Zealand. The bush moa was
first scientifically described as
Dinornis didiformis by R. Owen in 1844. He
chose the
specific name
didiformis because...
- "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,[when?] they were
placed within the
genus Dinornis as
three different species, but, was
later split off into
their own genus...
-
Zealand moas of
Dinornis.
Richard Owen
found affinities and
distinctions in an
osteological comparison to
species of the
extinct Dinornis and the extant...
- †Euryapteryx
curtus †Emeus cr****us †Anomalopteryx
didiformis †
Dinornis novaezealandiae †
Dinornis robustus †Megalapteryx
didinus Davies, S. J. J. F. (2003)...
- existed, one each from New Zealand's
North and
South Island.
Restoration of
Dinornis giganteus and
Pachyornis elephantopus, both from
South Island Davies, S...
