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†Dinornithiformes (Moa)

 

Family: †Dinornithidae (Giant Moa)

Scientific Name Author/s Common Name Last Record Distribution Status Taxon Profile

Dinornis altus

Owen, 1879 - ? South Island, New Zealand Invalid (synonym) Access

Dinornis gazella

Oliver, 1949 - ? North Island, New Zealand Invalid (synonym) Access
Dinornis giganteus Owen, 1844 - ? New Zealand Invalid (synonym) Access

Dinornis gracilis

Owen, 1855 - ? North Island, New Zealand Invalid (synonym) Access

Dinornis ingens

Owen, 1844 - ? North Island, New Zealand Invalid (synonym) Access
Dinornis maximus Haast, 1869 - ? New Zealand Invalid (synonym) Access
Dinornis novaezealandiae Owen, 1843 North Island giant moa Holocene North Island, New Zealand Extinct Access
Dinornis queenslandiae De Vis, 1884 - ? Australia (in error) Invalid Access
Dinornis robustus Owen, 1846 South Island giant moa ? South Island, New Zealand Extinct Access

Dinornis struthoides

Owen, 1844 Slender moa ? North Island, New Zealand Invalid (synonym) Access
Dinornis sp. nov. #1 - Moa Holocene South Island, New Zealand Extinct Access
Dinornis sp. nov. #2 - - Holocene South Island, New Zealand Extinct Access

 

 

Family: †Emeidae (Lesser Moa)

Scientific Name Author/s Common Name Last Record Distribution Status Taxon Profile

Anomalopteryx antiquus

Hutton, 1892   ? New Zealand Invalid (synonym) Access
Anomalopteryx didiformis Owen, 1844 Little bush moa, Little scrub moa Holocene New Zealand Extinct Access

Anomalopteryx dromaeoides

(Owen, 1846) - ? New Zealand Invalid (synonym) Access

Anomalopteryx fortis

Hutton, 1893 - ? New Zealand Invalid (synonym) Access
Anomalopteryx oweni Haast, 1886 - ? New Zealand Invalid (synonym) Access

Anomalopteryx parva

(Owen, 1883) - ? New Zealand Invalid (synonym) Access

Cela rheides

(Owen, 1870)   ? New Zealand Invalid (synonym) Access

Emeus boothi

Rothschild, 1907   ? New Zealand Invalid (synonym) Access

Emeus casuarinus

(Owen, 1846)   ? New Zealand Invalid (synonym) Access
Emeus crassus Owen, 1846 Eastern moa ? New Zealand Extinct Access

Emeus haasti

Rothschild, 1907   ? New Zealand Invalid (synonym) Access
Emeus huttonii (Owen, 1879) - ? New Zealand Invalid (synonym) Access

Emeus parkeri

Rothschild, 1907   ? New Zealand Invalid (synonym) Access

Euryapteryx compacta

Hutton, 1893   ? New Zealand Invalid (synonym) Access
Euryapteryx curtus curtus Owen, 1846 Broad-billed moa, North Island coastal moa, Stout-legged moa Holocene North Island, New Zealand Extinct Access
Euryapteryx curtus gravis Owen, 1870 Greater broad-billed moa, South Island coastal moa, Stout-legged moa Holocene South Island (& Stewart Island), New Zealand Extinct Access

Euryapteryx exilis

Hutton, 1897   ? New Zealand Invalid (synonym) Access

Euryapteryx gravipes

(Lydekker, 1891)   ? New Zealand Invalid (synonym) Access

Euryapteryx pygmaeus

Hutton, 1891   ? New Zealand Invalid (synonym) Access
Pachyornis australis Oliver, 1949 Crested moa 564±26 yr BP (544–508 cal yr BP) New Zealand Extinct Access
Pachyornis elephantopus Owen, 1856 Heavy-footed moa Holocene South Island, New Zealand Extinct Access
Pachyornis geranoides Owen, 1848 Stout-legged moa, Mantell's moa Holocene New Zealand Extinct Access

Pachyornis immanis

Lydekker, 1891   ? New Zealand Invalid (synonym) Access

Pachyornis inhabilis

Hutton, 1893   ? New Zealand Invalid (synonym) Access

Pachyornis ponderosus

(Hutton, 1891)   ? New Zealand Invalid (synonym) Access

Pachyornis rothschildi

Lydekker, 1892   ? New Zealand Invalid (synonym) Access

Pachyornis valgus

Hutton, 1893   ? New Zealand Invalid (synonym) Access
Pachyornis sp. nov. 'Northern' - Moa Holocene North Island, New Zealand Extinct? Access
Pachyornis sp. nov. 'Southern' - Moa Holocene South Island, New Zealand Extinct? Access

 

 

Family: †Megalapterygidae

Scientific Name Author/s Common Name Last Record Distribution Status Taxon Profile
Megalapteryx benhami Archey, 1941 Benham's moa, Benham's megalapteryx Holocene South Island, New Zealand Invalid (synonym) Access
Megalapteryx didinus Owen, 1883 Upland moa, Lesser megalapteryx, "Bush" moa 694±30 yrs BP (663-559 cal. BP) New Zealand Extinct Access

Megalapteryx hamiltoni

Rothschild, 1907 - ? New Zealand Invalid (synonym) Access

Megalapteryx hectori

Haast, 1886 - ? New Zealand Invalid (synonym) Access

Megalapteryx tenuipes

Lydekker, 1891 - ? New Zealand Invalid (synonym) Access
Palaeocasuarius elegans Forbes ex Rothschild, 1907 - ? New Zealand Invalid (synonym) Access
Palaeocasuarius haasti Forbes ex Rothschild, 1907 - ? New Zealand Invalid (synonym) Access
Palaeocasuarius velox Forbes ex Rothschild, 1907 - ? New Zealand Invalid (synonym) Access

 

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