Elephant bird (redirect from Aepyornithiformes)
Elephant birds are extinct flightless birds belonging to the order Aepyornithiformes that were native to the island of Madagascar. They are thought to...
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ISBN 978-1-4081-5725-1. Angst, Delphine; Buffetaut, Eric (2017), "Aepyornithiformes", Palaeobiology of Extinct Giant Flightless Birds, Elsevier, pp. 65–94...
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Palaeognathae: the Lithornithiformes, the Dinornithiformes (moas) and the Aepyornithiformes (elephant birds), the latter two of which became extinct in the last...
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Late Quaternary prehistoric birds are avian taxa that became extinct during the Late Quaternary – the Late Pleistocene or Early Holocene – and before recorded...
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Flightless birds have, through evolution, lost the ability to fly. There are over 60 extant species, including the well-known ratites (ostriches, emus...
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Ichthyornithiformes Hesperornithes Lithornithiformes Dinornithiformes Aepyornithiformes Gastornithiformes Human interaction Ringing Ornithology Ornithomancy...
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Ichthyornithiformes Hesperornithes Lithornithiformes Dinornithiformes Aepyornithiformes Gastornithiformes Human interaction Ringing Ornithology Ornithomancy...
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List of birds (section Order †Aepyornithiformes)
Apterygiformes (kiwi) †Aepyornithiformes (elephant birds)...
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has been determined that the elephant birds of the extinct order Aepyornithiformes were the closest relatives of the kiwis, and therefore are part of...
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Ichthyornithiformes Hesperornithes Lithornithiformes Dinornithiformes Aepyornithiformes Gastornithiformes Human interaction Ringing Ornithology Ornithomancy...
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