Euryapteryx
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| Euryapteryx | |
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| Skeleton of Euryapteryx geranoides | |
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Superorder: | Paleognathae |
| Order: | Struthioniformes |
| Family: | †Dinornithidae |
| Genus: | †Euryapteryx Haast[1] |
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Euryapteryx curtus |
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Euryapteryx is an extinct genus of moa of the family Dinornithidae, consisting of the following species :
- Euryapteryx curtus, North Island Broad-billed Moa, also called Coastal Moa
- Euryapteryx geranoides, Stout Legged Moa
Euryapteryx were ratites and members of the order Struthioniformes. The Struthioniformes are flightless birds with a sternum without a keel. They also have a distinctive palate.[2]
[edit] References
- ^ Brands, Sheila J. (1989). "The Taxonomicon". Zwaag, Netherlands: Universal Taxonomic Services. http://sn2000.taxonomy.nl/Taxonomicon/TaxonTree.aspx?id=51298. Retrieved 21 Jan 2010.
- ^ Davies, S.J.J.F. (2003). "Moas". In Hutchins, Michael. Grzimek's Animal Life Encyclopedia. 8 Birds I Tinamous and Ratites to Hoatzins (2 ed.). Farmington Hills, MI: Gale Group. pp. 95–98. ISBN 0 7876 5784 0.
[edit] External links
- Stout-legged Moa. Euryapteryx curtus. by Paul Martinson. Artwork produced for the book Extinct Birds of New Zealand by Alan Tennyson, Te Papa Press, Wellington, 2006
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