Aepyornis maximus

Aepyornis maximus

Taxonavigation

Familia: †Aepyornithidae
Genus: †Aepyornis
Species: †Aepyornis maximus

Name

Aepyornis maximus Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire, I. 1851: 104

Synonyms

• Aepyornis cursor Milne-Edwards & Grandidier, 1895: 124 [Hansford & Turvey 2018: 19]
• Aepyornis medius Milne-Edwards & Grandidier, 1869 [Hansford & Turvey 2018: 19]

References

Primary references

• Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire, I. 1851. Note sur des ossements et des oeufs trouvés a Madagascar, dans des alluvions modernes, et provenant d’un oiseau gigantesque. C. r. hebd. séances Acad. sci. 32(4): 101–107. BHL Reference page. 
• Milne-Edwards, A. & Grandidier, A. 1894. Observations sur les Aepyornis de Madagascar. C. r. hebd. séances Acad. sci. 118: 122–127. BHL Reference page. 

Additional references

• Angst, D. & Buffetaut, E. 2017. Palaeobiology of Giant Flightless Birds. Elsevier: Amsterdam. ISBN 978-1-78548-136-9. DOI: 10.1016/C2015-0-06179-2 Reference page. 
• Hansford, J.P. & Turvey, S.T. 2018. Unexpected diversity within the extinct elephant birds (Aves: Aepyornithidae) and a new identity for the world’s largest bird. Royal Society Open Science 5: 181295. DOI: 10.1098/rsos.181295 Reference page. 

Vernacular names

Deutsch: Madagaskarstrauß
English: Giant Elephant bird
日本語: エピオルニス
português: Ave-elefante, Aepiornis