Aepyornis grandidieri Rowley, 1867
Elephant bird
Taxonomy & Nomenclature
Conservation Status
Invalid (nomen dubium)
Distribution
Madagascar
Anatomy & Morphology
Biology & Ecology
Hypodigm
Media
References
Original scientific description:
Rowley, G. D. (1867). On the egg of Aepyornis, the colossal bird of Madagascar. Proc. Zool. Soc. Lond. 1867: 892-895.
Other references:
Grealy, Alicia et al. (2023). Molecular exploration of fossil eggshell uncovers hidden lineage of giant extinct bird. Nature Communications 14: 914. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-023-36405-3
Rothschild, Lionel Walter. (1907). Extinct birds: an attempt to write in one volume a short account of those birds which have become extinct in historical times, that is within the last six or seven hundred years: to which are added a few which still exist, but are on the verge of extinction. London: Hutchinson & Co. XXIX + 243 pp. [p. 226]