North Island giant moa
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The North Island giant moa (Dinornis novaezealandiae) is an extinct moa in the genus Dinornis, known in Māori as kuranui.[4] Even though it might have walked with a lowered posture, standing upright, it would have been the tallest bird ever to exist, with a height estimated up to 3.6 metres (12 ft).[citation needed]
Quick Facts North Island giant moa Temporal range: Late Pleistocene- Holocene, Conservation status ...
North Island giant moa Temporal range: Late Pleistocene- Holocene | |
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Skeleton, Natural History Museum of London | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Aves |
Infraclass: | Palaeognathae |
Order: | †Dinornithiformes |
Family: | †Dinornithidae |
Genus: | †Dinornis |
Species: | †D. novaezealandiae |
Binomial name | |
†Dinornis novaezealandiae | |
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