†Dinornis Owen 1843 (bird)
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Aves - Dinornithiformes - Dinornithidae
Synonyms: Moa Reichenbach 1852, Movia Reichenbach 1852, Palapteryx Owen 1848, Tylopteryx Hutton 1892
Parent taxon: Dinornithidae according to M. Bunce et al. 2009
See also Carroll 1988, Lambrecht 1933, Milkovsky 1995, Wetmore 1960, Worthy 1997 and Worthy and Grant-Mackie 2003
Sister taxa: none
Subtaxa: Dinornis dromoides Dinornis giganteus Dinornis ingens Dinornis maximus Dinornis novaezealandiae Dinornis struthoides
Ecology: ground dwelling herbivore
Distribution:
• Quaternary of New Zealand (13 collections)
Total: 13 collections including 18 occurrences
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