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This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 17 December 2024. Extinct order of birds This article is about the extinct New Zealand birds known as moa. For other uses, see Moa (disambiguation). Moa Temporal range: Miocene – Holocene, 17–0.0006 Ma PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N North Island giant moa skeleton Scientific classification Domain ...
The upland moa (Megalapteryx didinus) is an extinct species of moa that was endemic to New Zealand. It is a ratite , a grouping of flightless birds with no keel on the sternum . It was the last moa species to become extinct, vanishing around 1500 CE , and was predominantly found in alpine and sub-alpine environments.
Davies, S. J. J. F. (2003). "Moas (Dinornithidae)". In Hutchins, Michael; Jackson, Jerome A.; Bock, Walter J.; Olendorf, Donna (eds.). Grzimek's Animal Life Encyclopedia.
The ocean sunfish (Mola mola), also known as the common mola, is one of the largest bony fish in the world.It is the type species of the genus Mola, and one of five extant species in the family Molidae.
The bush moa, little bush moa, or lesser moa (Anomalopteryx didiformis) is an extinct species of moa from the family Emeidae (lesser moa) endemic to New Zealand.
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The South Island giant moa (Dinornis robustus) is an extinct species of moa in the genus Dinornis, known in Māori by the name moa nunui. [2] It was one of the tallest-known bird species to walk the Earth, exceeded in weight only by the heavier but shorter elephant bird of Madagascar (also extinct).