Mullerornis
Sign in to saveMullerornis modestus is an extinct species of elephant bird, and the only member of the genus Mullerornis.
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- Taxonomy
- Synonyms of ''Mullerornis modestus''
- Description
- Palaeobiology
- Nocturnality
- Diet
- Reproduction
- Footnotes
- References
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.