Lesser moa: Difference between revisions

Lesser moa; Temporal range: Pleistocene-Holocene
	Skeleton of the eastern moa (Emeus crassus) in Musee des Confluences, Lyon
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Aves
Infraclass:	Palaeognathae
Order:	†Dinornithiformes
Family:	†Emeidae; Bonaparte 1854
Type species
	Emeus crassus; Owen, 1846
Species
	Anomalopteryx didiformis Bush moa ; Emeus crassus Eastern moa; Euryapteryx curtus Broad-billed moa ; Pachyornis elephantopus Heavy-footed moa ; Pachyornis geranoides Mantell's moa Pachyornis australis Crested moa

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The lesser moa (family Emeidae) were a family of moa.

Genus Anomalopteryx
- Bush moa, Anomalopteryx didiformis (North and South Island, New Zealand)
Genus Emeus
- Eastern moa, Emeus crassus (South Island, New Zealand)
Genus Euryapteryx
- Broad-billed moa, Euryapteryx curtus (North and South Island, New Zealand)
Genus Pachyornis
- Heavy-footed moa, Pachyornis elephantopus (South Island, New Zealand)
- Mantell's moa, Pachyornis geranoides (North Island, New Zealand)
- Crested moa, Pachyornis australis (South Island, New Zealand)

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 The '''lesser moa''' ([[Family (biology)|family]] '''Emeidae''') were a family of [[moa]].
+== Species ==
+* Genus '''''[[Anomalopteryx]]'''''
+** [[Bush moa]], ''Anomalopteryx didiformis'' (North and South Island, New Zealand)
+* Genus '''''[[Emeus]]'''''
+** [[Eastern moa]], ''Emeus crassus'' (South Island, New Zealand)
+* Genus '''''[[Broad-billed moa|Euryapteryx]]'''''
+** [[Broad-billed moa]], ''Euryapteryx curtus'' (North and South Island, New Zealand)
+* Genus '''''[[Pachyornis]]'''''
+** [[Heavy-footed moa]], ''Pachyornis elephantopus'' (South Island, New Zealand)
+** [[Mantell's moa]], ''Pachyornis geranoides'' (North Island, New Zealand)
+** [[Crested moa]], ''Pachyornis australis'' (South Island, New Zealand)