Dinornithiformes

extinct order of birds
Taxon fossil_taxon Q452969
Dinornithiformes
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Dinornithiformes

Summary

Dinornithiformes is a fossil taxon[1]. Dinornithiformes has Wikipedia articles in 27 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

Key Facts

  • Dinornithiformes's instance of is recorded as fossil taxon[3].
  • Dinornithiformes is classified at the rank of order[4].
  • Dinornithiformes is classified within Palaeognathae[5].
  • Dinornithiformes is endemic to New Zealand[6].
  • Dinornithiformes's scientific name is Dinornithiformes[7].
  • Dinornithiformes's Commons category is recorded as Dinornithiformes[8].
  • Dinornithiformes began on -17000000-00-00T00:00:00Z[9].
  • Dinornithiformes ended on 1500[10].
  • Dinornithiformes's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Dinornithiformes[11].
  • Dinornithiformes's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Dinornithidae[12].
  • Dinornithiformes's Commons gallery is recorded as Moa[13].
  • Dinornithiformes's described by source is recorded as Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[14].
  • Dinornithiformes's described by source is recorded as The Nuttall Encyclopædia[15].
  • Dinornithiformes's described by source is recorded as Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[16].
  • Dinornithiformes's described by source is recorded as Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1926–1947)[17].
  • Dinornithiformes's described by source is recorded as Meyers Konversations-Lexikon, 4th edition (1885–1890)[18].
  • Dinornithiformes's described by source is recorded as Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[19].
  • Dinornithiformes's described by source is recorded as New Encyclopedic Dictionary[20].
  • Dinornithiformes's different from is recorded as Moa[21].
  • Dinornithiformes's on focus list of Wikimedia project is recorded as Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4[22].
  • Dinornithiformes's extinction date is recorded as 1500[23].

Body

Classification

Under binomial nomenclature, Dinornithiformes is Dinornithiformes[7]. Dinornithiformes is classified at the rank of order[4]. Dinornithiformes is classified within Palaeognathae[5].

Distribution

Dinornithiformes is endemic to New Zealand[6].

Identifiers

Dinornithiformes's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 8808[24]. Dinornithiformes's Encyclopedia of Life ID is recorded as 4433427[25].

Discovery and Description

Things named for Dinornithiformes include 14880 Moa[26], an asteroid[27] and Mount Moa[28], a mountain[29].

Why It Matters

Dinornithiformes has Wikipedia articles in 27 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2] Dinornithiformes is known by 20 alternative names across languages and contexts.[30]

Entities named for Dinornithiformes include 14880 Moa[26], an asteroid[27] and Mount Moa[28], a mountain[29].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . wikidata.org.
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  4. [6] . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . Te Ara: The Encyclopedia of New Zealand. wikidata.org.
  9. [24] . Taxonomy database of the U.S. National Center for Biotechnology Information. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [25] . Q82486. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [11] . wikidata.org.
  12. [12] . wikidata.org.
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  20. [20] . wikidata.org.
  21. [21] . wikidata.org.
  22. [22] . wikidata.org.
  23. [23] . sciencedirect.com. Retrieved . sciencedirect.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [26] . wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [28] . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [27] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  2. [30] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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