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Elephant birds are extinct flightless birds belonging to the order Aepyornithiformes that were native to the island of Madagascar. They are thought to have become extinct around 1000 AD, likely as a result of human activity.
Los epiornítidos ( Aepyornithidae ), conocidas como aves elefante, son un clado de aves paleognatas extintas no voladoras endémicas de Madagascar. 1 2 Según los últimos estudios moleculares, los epiornítidos son grupo hermano de los kiwis neozelandeses. 3 . Generalidades. Vista frontal de un esqueleto de Aepyornis.
7 de jun. de 2024 · 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 deposits on the island of Madagascar.
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2 de ago. de 2019 · 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 island of Madagascar. Learn more about this bird with these 10 interesting facts. 01. of 10.
- Bob Strauss
13 de sept. de 2018 · The elephant birds, Aepyornis and Mullerornis, lived among other remarkable species on the island, including giant lemurs, which also died out. There are a number of theories about why and when...
27 de may. de 2024 · Elephant birds are an extinct family of flightless birds. They were believed to have existed on the islands of Madagascar during the Pleistocene and Holocene. They went extinct around 1000–1200 CE.
27 de sept. de 2018 · 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.
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