dinornithiformes

• Ordre taxonomique d'oiseaux ratites aptères récemment éteints, endémiques de Nouvelle-Zélande.

A taxonomic order of recently extinct, flightless ratite birds that were native to New Zealand.

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1. Extinct flightless bird orderC2formalscientific

   An order of large, extinct, flightless birds native to New Zealand, commonly known as moa.

   Ordre des dinornithiformes

   • The Dinornithiformes were the dominant herbivores in prehistoric New Zealand.
   • Fossils of Dinornithiformes show they could reach heights of over three meters.
   • The extinction of Dinornithiformes is linked to human hunting and habitat changes.

   Synonymesmoa