Bush moa
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| Scientific classification |
| Domain: |
Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: |
Animalia |
| Phylum: |
Chordata |
| Class: |
Aves |
| Infraclass: |
Palaeognathae |
| Order: |
†Dinornithiformes |
| Family: |
†Emeidae |
| Genus: |
†Anomalopteryx
Reichenbach 1852 |
| Species: |
†A. didiformis |
| Binomial name |
†Anomalopteryx didiformis
( Owen 1844) Reichenbach 1853 |
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| Synonyms |
- Dinornis didiformis Owen, 1844
- Anomalopteryx didiformis (Owen 1844) Lydekker 1891
- Anomalornis didiformis (Owen 1844) Hutton 1897
- Dinornis dromioides Owen, 1846 non Oliver 1930
- Anomalopteryx dromaeoides (Owen 1846) Lydekker 1891
- Dinornis parvus Owen, 1883
- Anomalopteryx parva (Owen 1883) Lydekker 1891
- Dinornis oweni Haast, 1886
- Anomalornis owenii (Haast 1886) Hutton 1897
- Pachyornis owenii (Haast 1886) Archey 1941
- Anomalopteryx oweni (Haast 1886) Oliver 1949
- Anomalopteryx antiquusHutton, 1892 (may be a valid predecessor species)
- Anomalopteryx fortis Hutton, 1893
- Anomalornis gracilis Hutton, 1897, non Dinornis gracilis Owen 1854
- Anomalornis (Hutton, 1897)
- Graya (Bonaparte, 1956)
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The bush moa, little bush moa, or lesser moa (Anomalopteryx didiformis) is an extinct species of moa from the family Emeidae (lesser moa) endemic to New Zealand.