Aepyornithidae

Japanese: Aepyornithidae
Aepyornithidae

…any of the birds belonging to the family Aepyornithidae (order Ostrich) (illustration). A large extinct ratite, the fossil or semi-fossil bones and eggshells of which have been found in the Pleistocene and modern strata of Madagascar.

*Some of the terminology that mentions "Aepyornithidae" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…ダチョウ目エピオルニス科Aepyornithidaeに属する鳥の総称(イラスト)。絶滅した大型の走鳥類で,マダガスカルの最新世および現世の地層から,化石ないし半化石の骨と卵殻が見つかっている。…

※「Aepyornithidae」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。

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