Mullerornis

Mullerornis modestus is an extinct species of elephant bird, and the only member of the genus Mullerornis.

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Parent taxon: elephant bird
Image: Mullerornis agilis.jpg

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taxon name: Mullerornis
taxon rank: genus
Commons category: Mullerornis
diel cycle: diurnality

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Taxonomy
Synonyms of ''Mullerornis modestus''
Description
Palaeobiology
Nocturnality
Diet
Reproduction
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Mullerornis modestus is an extinct species of elephant bird, and the only member of the genus Mullerornis.

==Taxonomy== The genus Mullerornis was described in 1894 by Alphonse Milne-Edwards & Alfred Grandidier. The genus is named after Georges Muller, a French explorer, who was killed in 1892 by hostile members of the Sakalava people.

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