Dinornis robustus

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Dinornithiformes 

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Regnum: Animalia
Subregnum: Eumetazoa
Cladus: Bilateria
Cladus: Nephrozoa
Superphylum: Deuterostomia
Phylum: Chordata
Cladus: Craniata
Subphylum: Vertebrata
Infraphylum: Gnathostomata
Superclassis: Tetrapoda
Cladus: Reptiliomorpha
Cladus: Amniota
Classis: Reptilia
Cladus: Eureptilia
Cladus: Romeriida
Subclassis: Diapsida
Cladus: Sauria
Infraclassis: Archosauromorpha
Cladus: Crurotarsi
Divisio: Archosauria
Subsectio: Ornithodira
Subtaxon: Dinosauromorpha
Cladus: Dracohors
Superordo: Dinosauria
Ordo: Saurischia
Subordo: Theropoda
Cladus: Neotheropoda
Classis: Aves
Cladus: Euavialae
Cladus: Avebrevicauda
Cladus: Pygostylia
Cladus: Ornithothoraces
Cladus: Euornithes
Cladus: Ornithuromorpha
Cladus: Ornithurae
Subclassis: Carinatae
Infraclassis: Neornithes
Parvclassis: Palaeognathae
Ordo: †Dinornithiformes

Familia: Dinornithidae
Genus: Dinornis
Species: Dinornis robustus

Name

  • Dinornis robustus Owen, 1846

Synonyms

  • Dinornis ingens var. robustus Owen, 1846
  • Palapteryx robustus (Owen 1846) Owen 1851a
  • Dinornis maximus Haast 1869
  • Dinornis altus Owen 1879
  • Dinornis validus Hutton 1891
  • Dinornis potens Hutton 1891
  • Dinornis strenuus Hutton 1893
  • Dinornis torosus Hutton 1891
  • Palapteryx plenus Hutton 1891

References

  • Owen, Richard 1843: [On the remains of Dinornis, an extinct gigantic struthious bird.] Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 1843: 8–10, 144–146.
  • Michael Bunce; Worthy, T.H.; Ford, T.; Hoppitt, W.; Willerslev, Eske; Drummond, Alexei; Cooper, A. 2003. Extreme reversed sexual size dimorphism in the extinct New Zealand moa Dinornis. Nature 425(6954): 172–175. DOI: 10.1038/nature01871

Vernacular names

English: Giant Moa
magyar: Déli óriás moa
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