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Dinornis giganteus

Reptilia - Dinornithiformes - Dinornithidae

Taxonomy
Dinornis giganteus was named by Owen (1844).

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1844Dinornis giganteus Owen
1892Dinornis excelsus Hutton
1933Dinornis giganteus Lambrecht p. 137
1997Dinornis giganteus Worthy p. 96
1998Dinornis giganteus Worthy p. 91
2003Dinornis giganteus Worthy and Grant-Mackie p. 443

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
—Osteichthyes()
subclassSarcopterygii()
subclassDipnotetrapodomorpha(Nelson 2006)
subclassTetrapodomorpha()
—Tetrapoda
—Reptiliomorpha
—Anthracosauria
subclassAmphibiosauriaKuhn 1967
—Cotylosauria()
—Amniota
—Sauropsida
classReptilia
subclassEureptilia()
—Romeriida
—Diapsida()
—Archosauromorpha(Huene 1946)
—Crocopoda
RankNameAuthor
—ArchosauriformesGauthier 1986
—Eucrocopoda
—Archosauria()
informalAvemetatarsalia
—Ornithodira
—Dinosauromorpha
—Dinosauriformes
—Dinosauria()
—Theropoda()
—Neotheropoda
—AverostraPaul 2002
—Tetanurae
—Coelurosauria()
—Maniraptora
—Paraves
classAves
subclassNeornithesGadow 1893
superorderPalaeognathaePycraft 1900
—Ratitae(Merrem 1813)
superorderApterygimorphae
orderDinornithiformes
familyDinornithidaeBonaparte 1853
genusDinornisOwen 1843
speciesgiganteusOwen 1844

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.

†Dinornis giganteus Owen 1844
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Invalid names: Dinornis excelsus Hutton 1892 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: hydroxyapatiteo
Entire body: yeso
Adult length: 10 to < 100o
Adult width: 1.0 to < 10o
Adult height: 1.0 to < 10o
Architecture: compact or denseo
Ontogeny: accretion, modification of partso
Grouping: solitaryo
Environment: terrestrialg
Locomotion: actively mobileo
Life habit: ground dwellingg
Diet: herbivoreg
Reproduction: oviparouso
Dispersal: direct/internalo
Dispersal 2: mobileo
Created: 2009-01-03 19:07:37
Modified: 2009-01-03 21:07:37
Source: g = genus, o = order
References: Witmer and Rose 1991, Marsh 1875

Age range: base of the Late/Upper Pleistocene to the top of the Holocene or 0.12900 to 0.00000 Ma

Collections (6 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117New Zealand (South Island) Dinornis giganteus (87814)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0New Zealand Dinornis giganteus (100554 215577)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0New Zealand (South Island) Dinornis giganteus (215392 215412 215413)