maximus. ?Aepyornis grandidieri Rowley 1867 nomen dubium Aepyornis hildebrandti Burckhardt, 1893 Aepyornis gracilis Monnier, 1913 Aepyornis lentus Milne-Edwards...

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...

"Æpyornis Island", or "Aepyornis Island", is a short story by H. G. Wells, first published in 1894 in the Pall Mall Budget. It was included in The Stolen...

destroyed in a fire in 1995) Mullerornis is smaller than the more well-known Aepyornis, with a still substantial body mass of approximately 80 kilograms (180 lb)...

Devotee of Art" (Science Schools Journal, nos. 24–25, Nov.–Dec. 1888) "Æpyornis Island" (Pall Mall Budget, 13 December 1894) "A Deal in Ostriches" (Pall...

myth is accounts of eggs of another extinct Malagasy bird, the enormous Aepyornis elephant bird, hunted to extinction by the 16th century, that was three...

bird (being exceeded in size by those of the extinct elephant bird genus Aepyornis). The shell has a long history of use by humans as a container and for...

Megalapteryx didinus † Hildebrandt's elephant bird, Aepyornis hildebrandti † Giant elephant bird, Aepyornis maximus † Lesser elephant bird, Mullerornis modestus...

(12.0 ft). The largest bird of all time was likely the elephant bird Aepyornis maximus, which was estimated to have weighed 275–1,000 kilograms (610–2...

1400 due to hunting by Māori settlers, who arrived around A.D. 1280. Aepyornis maximus, the "elephant bird" of Madagascar, was the heaviest bird ever...

Name Species Status Distribution Giant elephant bird Aepyornis maximus EX Madagascar Hildebrandt's elephant bird Aepyornis hildebrandti EX Madagascar...

Aepyornithomimus (meaning "Aepyornis mimic") is a genus of ornithomimid theropod dinosaur from the Late Cretaceous Djadokhta Formation in Mongolia. It...

flightless elephant birds (including possibly the largest bird to ever exist, Aepyornis maximus), the giant fossa, and several species of Malagasy hippopotamus...

the largest eggs of any living bird (the extinct giant elephant bird (Aepyornis maximus) of Madagascar and the south island giant moa (Dinornis robustus)...

Apterygidae Apteryx †Proapteryx †Aepyornithidae Aepyornis Mullerornis Casuariiformes...

Apterygidae Apteryx †Proapteryx †Aepyornithidae Aepyornis Mullerornis Casuariiformes...

predatory Brontornis, possibly omnivorous Dromornis stirtoni or herbivorous Aepyornis, ever grew to masses much above 500 kg, and thus never attained the size...

exhibition of imaginary and extinct animals, including the elephant bird Aepyornis maximus and the great ape Gigantopithecus blacki, under the name "Mythic...

Apterygidae Apteryx †Proapteryx †Aepyornithidae Aepyornis Mullerornis Casuariiformes...

birds (Aepyornithidae) of Madagascar, which were related to the kiwis. Aepyornis exceeded 3 m (9.8 ft) in height and 500 kg (1,100 lb), while Vorombe could...

Apterygidae Apteryx †Proapteryx †Aepyornithidae Aepyornis Mullerornis Casuariiformes...

Apterygidae Apteryx †Proapteryx †Aepyornithidae Aepyornis Mullerornis Casuariiformes...

size. Dromornis stirtoni is amongst the largest known birds, although Aepyornis maximus, a species of elephant bird from Madagascar, were likely just...

Apterygidae Apteryx †Proapteryx †Aepyornithidae Aepyornis Mullerornis Casuariiformes...

gallery Dinosaur gallery Skull cast of a Tyrannosaurus rex Skeleton of an Aepyornis, or Elephant Bird Jaw of a Cynthiacetus, an early whale, from Peru Skeleton...

Apterygidae Apteryx †Proapteryx †Aepyornithidae Aepyornis Mullerornis Casuariiformes...

birds. Among his significant collections were eggs of the now-extinct Aepyornis. Krause was born in Glogau, Kingdom of Prussia, and became a collector...

Apterygidae Apteryx †Proapteryx †Aepyornithidae Aepyornis Mullerornis Casuariiformes...

Apterygidae Apteryx †Proapteryx †Aepyornithidae Aepyornis Mullerornis Casuariiformes...

primigenius, Megatherium, Thalassocnus, Ursus spelaeus, Panthera leo spelaea, Aepyornis and many others. The project of a "Gallery of Paleontology, Comparative...