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Mullerornis

extinct bird genus
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  • elephant bird (Vorombe titan)
    elephant bird

    …taxonomies include three genera (Aepyornis, Mullerornis, and Vorombe), with the species V. titan being both the largest member of the family and the largest bird that ever lived.

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    …taxonomies include three genera (Aepyornis, Mullerornis, and Vorombe), with the species V. titan being both the largest member of the family and the largest bird that ever lived.

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  • Magellanic penguin
    flightless bird
    / Extinct species

    >Mullerornis, and Vorombe) were massive birds that lived on the island of Madagascar. Carbon dating suggests that the longest-surviving elephant bird species, A. hildebrandti, lasted in the island’s central highland region until roughly 1,300–1,560 years ago, when deforestation and hunting caused its

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    >Mullerornis, and Vorombe) were massive birds that lived on the island of Madagascar. Carbon dating suggests that the longest-surviving elephant bird species, A. hildebrandti, lasted in the island’s central highland region until roughly 1,300–1,560 years ago, when deforestation and hunting caused its

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