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North Island giant moa
species of bird / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The North Island giant moa (Dinornis novaezealandiae) was a type of moa. It only lived in New Zealand. It could not fly.[4]
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 | |
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Aves |
Infraclass: | Palaeognathae |
Order: | †Dinornithiformes |
Family: | †Dinornithidae |
Genus: | †Dinornis |
Species: | †D. novaezealandiae |
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Dinornis novaezealandiae | |
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Quick Facts Measurements, Length ...
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North Island [3] | |||
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240 cm (94 in) | |
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300 cm (120 in) | ||
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55–88 kg (121.3–194.0 lb) | |
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78–249 kg (172.0–549.0 lb) |
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