Vorombe titan
(Redirected from Aepyornis titan)
Taxonavigation
editFamilia: †Aepyornithidae
Genus: †Vorombe
Species: †Vorombe titan
Name
editVorombe titan (Andrews, 1894): 18 ["Aepyornis titan"]
Type locality: "south-west coast of Madagascar".
Lectotype: NHMUK A439 [Hansford & Turvey, 2018]
Synonymy
editReferences
editPrimary references
edit- Andrews, C.W. 1894. Note on a New Species of Aepyornis (AE. titan). The Geological Magazine n.s. 1: 18–20. DOI: 10.1017/S0016756800140373 BHL 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.