Coastal Elephant Bird Temporal range: Quaternary | |
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File:Mullerornis agilis.png | |
Restoration of Mullerornis agilis | |
Scientific classification ![]() | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Aves |
Infraclass: | Palaeognathae |
Clade: | Notopalaeognathae |
Clade: | Novaeratitae |
Order: | †Aepyornithiformes |
Family: | †Aepyornithidae |
Genus: | †Mullerornis |
Species: | †M. agilis |
Binomial name | |
Mullerornis agilis Milne-Edwards & Grandidier 1894[1] |
Coastal Elephant Bird, Mullerornis agilis is an extinct species of elephant bird found along the coasts of Madagascar. It is closely related to the Betsile Elephant Bird and Robust Elephant Bird.
Contents
Description
Similar species
Behaviour
Diet
Calls
Reproduction
Distribution/habitat
References
- ^ Brands, Sheila (17 Oct 2009). "Systema Naturae 2000 / Taxon: Genus Mullerornis -". Project: The Taxonomicon. Amsterdam, The Netherlands: Universal Taxonomic Services. Retrieved 15 Feb 2011.
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