Palaeognathae
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Palaeognathae is an infraclass of birds, called paleognaths or palaeognaths. It is one of the two infraclasses of birds, the other being Neognathae, both of which form Neornithes. Palaeognathae contai
Palaeognathae Diversity
Pseudocrypturus cercanaxius fossil cast, Copenhagen Zoological Museum
Comparison of a kiwi, ostrich, and Dinornis, each with its egg
Struthio camelus Etosha 2014 white background
Moa
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Moa are an extinct group of flightless birds formerly endemic to New Zealand. During the Late Pleistocene-Holocene, there were nine species, in six genera. The two largest species, Dinornis robustus a
Palaeognathae
…times via parallel evolution. There are three extinct groups that are undisputed members of Palaeognathae: the Lithornithiformes, the Dinornithiformes (moas) and the Aepyornithiformes (elephant birds), the latter two of which became extinct in the last 1250 years. There are other extinct birds which have…
Dinornis maximus, Natural History Museum
Neck tissue of Emeus crassus
Holotype head and neck of Megalapteryx
Soft tissue attached of several moa