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Emeus crassus (eastern moa)
Taxonomy
Dinornis crassus was named by Owen (1846).
It was recombined as Emeus crassus by Lambrecht (1933), Worthy (1997), Worthy (1998), Worthy and Grant-Mackie (2003).
It was recombined as Emeus crassus by Lambrecht (1933), Worthy (1997), Worthy (1998), Worthy and Grant-Mackie (2003).
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 1846 | Dinornis crassus Owen |
| 1933 | Emeus crassus Lambrecht p. 146 |
| 1997 | Emeus crassus Worthy p. 95 |
| 1998 | Emeus crassus Worthy p. 89 |
| 2003 | Emeus crassus Worthy and Grant-Mackie p. 443 |
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If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.
†Emeus crassus Owen 1846 [eastern moa]
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
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| Source: subo = suborder, o = order | |||||
| References: Kiessling 2004, Marsh 1875, Benton 1983 | |||||
Age range: base of the Late/Upper Pleistocene to the top of the Holocene or 0.12900 to 0.00000 Ma
Collections (14 total)
| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
|---|---|---|---|
| Late/Upper Pleistocene | New Zealand (South Island) | Emeus crassus (87810 87814) | |
| Holocene | New Zealand | Emeus crassus (100554 194618 215577) | |
| Holocene | New Zealand (South Island) | Emeus crassus (215391 215392 215410 215411 215412 215413 215414 215612) | |
| Holocene | New Zealand (North Otago) | Emeus crassus (87790) |