†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 |