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†Aepyornithiformes (Elephant Birds)

 

Family: †Aepyornithidae

Scientific Name Author/s Common Name Last Record Distribution Status Taxon Profile
Aepyornis cursor Milne-Edwards and Grandidier, 1894 Elephant bird ? Madagascar Invalid (synonym) Access
             
Aepyornis gracilis
Monnier, 1913 Elephant bird Holocene Madagascar Invalid (synonym) Access
             
Aepyornis grandidieri Rowley, 1867 Elephant bird ? Madagascar Invalid (nomen dubium) Access
 
           
Aepyornis hildebrandti Burckhardt, 1893 Elephant bird Holocene Madagascar Extinct Access
             
Aepyornis ingens
Milne-Edwards and Grandidier, 1894 Elephant bird ? Madagascar Invalid (synonym) Access
 
           
Aepyornis lentus
Milne-Edwards and Grandidier, 1894 Elephant bird ? Madagascar Invalid (synonym) Access
 
           
Aepyornis maximus Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire, 1851 Elephant bird Holocene Madagascar Extinct Access
             
Aepyornis medius Milne-Edwards & Grandidier, 1866 Elephant bird Holocene Madagascar Invalid (synonym) Access
             

Aepyornis mulleri

Milne-Edwards & Grandidier, 1894   ? Madagascar Invalid (synonym) Access
             
Aepyornis sp./ssp. nov. 'Far Northern Madagascar' - Elephant bird Holocene? Madagascar Extinct if distinct Access
             
Vorombe titan Andrews, 1894 Elephant bird Holocene Madagascar Extinct or invalid (synonym) Access

 

 

Family: †Mullerornithidae

Scientific Name Author/s Common Name Last Record Distribution Status Taxon Profile
Mullerornis agilis Milne-Edwards & Grandidier, 1894 Elephant bird Holocene Madagascar Invalid (synonym) Access
             
Mullerornis betsilei Milne-Edwards & Grandidier, 1894 Elephant bird Holocene Madagascar Invalid (synonym) Access
             
Mullerornis modestus (Milne-Edwards & Grandidier, 1869) Elephant bird Holocene Madagascar Extinct Access
             
Mullerornis rudis Milne-Edwards & Grandidier, 1894 Elephant bird Holocene Madagascar Invalid (synonym) Access

 

 

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