Aepyornis - Wikipedia
Aepyornis is an extinct genus of elephant bird formerly endemic to Madagascar. The genus had two species, the smaller A. hildebrandti and the larger A. maximus, which is possibly the …
Elephant bird - Wikipedia
Elephant birds comprised three species, one in the genus Mullerornis, and two in Aepyornis. Aepyornis maximus is possibly the largest bird to have ever lived, with their eggs being the …
Newly Described Elephant Bird Is the Biggest Yet | Smithsonian
2018年9月27日 · The first elephant bird to ever be described, Aepyornis maximus, was also believed to be the largest, measuring nearly 10 feet high and weighing up to 1,000 pounds.
10 Interesting Facts About Giant Elephant Birds - ThoughtCo
2019年8月2日 · The elephant bird, genus name Aepyornis, was the largest bird that ever lived, a 10-foot, 1,000-pound behemoth ratite (flightless, long-legged bird) that stomped across the …
Aepyornis | extinct bird genus | Britannica
Elephant birds (Aepyornis, Mullerornis, and Vorombe) were massive birds that lived on the island of Madagascar. Carbon dating suggests that the longest-surviving elephant bird species, A. …
Elephant bird | Summary & Facts | Britannica
elephant bird, (family Aepyornithidae), any of several species of extinct giant flightless birds classified in the family Aepyornithidae and found as fossils in Pleistocene and Holocene …
Aepyornis - Simple English Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Aepyornis is an Elephant bird, one of three genera of ratite birds endemic to Madagascar until their extinction about 1000 A.D. The species "A". maximus weighed up to 540 kilograms …