Moas: Order Dinornithiformes

Classification

Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Birds
Order: Dinornithiformes

A giant prehistoric bird

This is an extinct order of birds that consisted of the New Zealand Moas, giant flightless birds that roamed this isolated island group.

Links

The Moa
Pages
(Duke)

Cite this Page: Nelson, R. 2009. "Moas" (OnLine) UntamedScience. Accessed Feb 04, 2012 at http://www.untamedscience.com/biodiversity/animals/chordates/birds/moas
Nelson, R.
Rob Nelson (author)
University of Hawaii
Created on: Mar 25th, 2009
Last updated: Apr 9th, 2011

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