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†Dinornithiformes (Moa)

 

Family: †Dinornithidae

Scientific Name Author/s Common Name Last Record Distribution Status Taxon Profile
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 sp. nov. #1 - Moa Holocene South Island, New Zealand Extinct Access
Dinornis sp. nov. #2 -   Holocene South Island, New Zealand Extinct Access

 

 

Family: †Emeidae

Scientific Name Author/s Common Name Last Record Distribution Status Taxon Profile
Anomalopteryx didiformis Owen, 1844 Little bush moa, Little scrub moa Holocene New Zealand Extinct Access
Anomalopteryx oweni Haast, 1886   ? New Zealand Invalid (synonym) Access
Emeus crassus Owen, 1846 Eastern moa ? New Zealand Extinct 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
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 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 Extinct Access
Megalapteryx didinus Owen, 1883 Upland moa, Lesser megalapteryx, "Bush" moa 694±30 yrs BP (663-559 cal. BP) New Zealand Extinct Access

 

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