Dinornis
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Dinornis

a genus of extinct birds of the order Dinornithiformes. Remains of Dinornis are known from the Pleistocene and Quaternary deposits of New Zealand. There are five species. Members of the genus grew to a height of 3 m and, with the Madagascar Aepyornis, were the largest birds of prey. Their eggs weighed as much as 8 kg. Like the Aepyornis, Dinornis was exterminated by man in the 18th century.

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No references found			Fieldwork has allowed him to collect bones from recently extinct members of the group--the giant moa of New Zealand and the elephant bird of Madagascar--as well as the living members--ostrich, emu, rhea, kiwi, and cassowary. Where in the world are they? The who, what, and where from our ... by ROM Magazine They then reconstructed the appearance of the stout-legged moa, heavy-footed moa, upland moa and the South Island giant moa. Scientists 'reconstruct' giant extinct moa bird using ancient DNA by Asian News International The picture opposite illustrates its immense size compared to two other fabulous, recently lost birds, the turkey-sized dodo and the ten-foot giant moa of NZ. Pairindromes by Word Ways			Giambologna Giambono, Michele Giamysh Gian Carlo Menotti Gian Francesco Malipiero Gian Giorgio Trissino Giancarlo Pajetta Giandzha Gianis Xenakis Gianni Rodari Giannini, A P Giannini, A. P. Giannini, Amadeo P. Giannis Zebgos Giannotti, Donato giant giant arbor vitae giant branch Giant City State Park giant clam Giant Despair giant granite Giant Kidney Worm Giant Lantern Festival giant magnetoresistance giant moa giant nuclear resonance Giant nuclear resonances giant order giant orders giant pilaster giant planets giant powder giant pulse laser Giant Salamander Giant Schnauzer Giant Sequoia Giant Sequoia National Monument Giant Springs State Park giant star Giant Stars Giant Tortoises Giant White Rabbit giant's cauldron Giant's Causeway giant's kettle giant-cell arteritis Giantism Giants Giants in the Earth Giap, Vo Nguyen			giant liver fluke giant liver fluke giant liver fluke giant liver fluke1 giant lizard Giant Lymph Node Hyperplasia Giant Magellan Telescope Giant Magneto Resistance Giant Magneto-Impedance Giant Magneto-Resistance Giant Magneto-Resistance Random-Access Memory Giant Magnetocaloric Effect Material Giant magnetoresistance Giant magnetoresistance Giant magnetoresistive Giant magnetoresistive Giant magnetoresistive Giant magnetoresistive effect Giant marine toad Giant marine toad Giant mastodons Giant mastodons Giant Metamyelocyte Giant Meter-wave Radio Telescope Giant Migratory Contraction Giant millipede Giant millipede Giant millipede Giant Mine Remediation Project Giant Mitochondria giant moa Giant mole Giant mole Giant Molecular Cloud Giant Molecular Cloud Giant Molecular Cloud Giant Mountains Giant multicentric hyperplasia of the lymph nodes Giant neotropical toad Giant neotropical toad Giant Nevus giant northwest shipworm giant nuclear resonance Giant nuclear resonances Giant Ocean Tank Giant order Giant order Giant orders Giant orders Giant Otter Shrew giant otter shrews Giant Pachinko Machine of Doom giant panda giant panda giant panda giant panda giant panda Giant Panda Conservation Unit Giant Panda Guerilla Dub Squad Giant panda habitat Giant pandas

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Dinornis (redirected from giant moa)

Dinornis
(redirected from giant moa)