10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «AEPYORNIS»
Discover the use of
aepyornis in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
aepyornis and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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The Lost World of the Moa: Prehistoric Life of New Zealand
Species Aepyornis gracilis Aepyornis hildebrandti Aepyornis hildebrandti
Aepyornis Ihildebrandti Aepyornis "ihildebrandti Aepyornis medius Aepyornis
medius Aepyornis medius (as hildebrandti) Aepyornis medius (as hildebrandti)
Aepyornis ...
T. H. Worthy, Richard N. Holdaway, 2002
2
Aepyornis Island (Cryptofiction Classics)
This early work by H. G. Wells was originally published in 1894 and we are now republishing it with a brand new introductory biography as part of our Cryptofiction Classics series.
Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Aepyornis is an extinct genus of Aepyornithid, also known as elephant birds.
Frederic P. Miller, Agnes F. Vandome, John McBrewster, 2010
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The Cenozoic Era: Age of Mammals
Some forms of Aepyornis attained very large size; Aepyornis titan, or maximus,
stood 3 metres (10 feet) high and weighed about 450 kg (1,000 pounds). The
skull in Aepyornis was small, and the neck was long and slim. The fossilized
remains ...
5
The Ancestor's Tale: A Pilgrimage to the Dawn of Life
Fossils from Madagascar tell us that a gigantic bird, the elephant bird Aepyornis
maximus, lived there, perhaps until as late as the seventeenth century,12
although more probably around 1000 AD . The elephant bird finally succumbed,
...
6
Magnificent Mihirungs: The Colossal Flightless Birds of the ...
153A). The front view of Aepyornis maximus looks much heavier than the side
view because of the extremely compressed sectional shapes of its tibiotarsi and
tarsometatarsi. In Dromornis the ti- biotarsi shafts are nearly round or slightly oval
.
7
The Stolen Bacillus and other incidents
H. G. Wells. Havers. It seems Havers didn't understand they were extra large, and
it was only after his death they attracted attention. They called'em Aepyornis —
what wasit?” “Aepyornis vastus,” saidI. “It's funny, the verything was mentioned to
...
8
Collected Short Stories
They called 'em Aepyornis--what was it?" "Aepyornis vastus," said I. "It's funny,
the very thing was mentioned to me by a friend of mine. When they found an
Aepyornis, with a thigh a yard long, they thought they had reached the top of the
scale, ...
9
The Stolen Bacillus and Other Incidents (被竊的霍亂病菌與其他事件):
They called'em Aepyornis— what was it?" "Aepyornis vastus," said I. "It's funny,
the very thing was mentionedto mebya friend of mine. When they found an
Aepyornis, with a thigh ayard long, they thoughtthey hadreached the top of the
scale ...
10
The Country of the Blind, 1939
They called 'em AEpyornis—what was it?" "AEpyornis vastus," said I. "It's funny,
the very thing was mentioned to me by a friend of mine. When they found an
AEpyornis, with a thigh a yard long, they thought they had reached the top of the
scale ...
Herbert George Wells, 1939
10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «AEPYORNIS»
Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term
aepyornis is used in the context of the following news items.
Alone with evolution
This giant egg is an exact replica of one belonging to the largest bird to walk the Earth, Aepyornis maximus, a species of elephant bird once ... «Harvard Gazette, Jun 15»
Vor 100 Jahren: Forscher aus München entdeckt den größten Raub …
Leben und Werk des Berliner Malers Heinrich Harder, Aepyornis. Der Vogel, der die größten Eier legte, Argentavis. Der größte fliegende Vogel, ... «OPEN-REPORT - Online-Magazin, Jun 15»
Massive extinct elephant bird egg for sale in London
The Madagascar-native birds, known scientifically as Aepyornis maximus, could grow to up to 10 feet tall and weigh up to 600 pounds. «UPI.com, Apr 15»
Sir David Attenborough, Harmless Lunatic
His goal is to find the egg of the now extinct Aepyornis, or Elephant Bird, but will he be able to reconstruct it from only fragments? YouTube ... «Patheos, Mar 15»
Giant prehistoric egg seized at Italian airport
The egg is thought to be from a so-called "bird elephant", or "Aepyornis Maximus", an emu-like creature weighing half a tonne. The bird lived on ... «News24, Mar 15»
"Mythic Creatures" ushers dragons, mermaids into Denver science …
A real, and very rare, Aepyornis egg from the museum's own collection sits next to a 9-foot replica of the extinct bird (think ostrich on steroids), ... «The Denver Post, Mar 15»
Scientists Argue That 'Age of Man' Began in 1610
Sometime around the extinction of Aepyornis maximus, the giant elephant bird of Madagascar. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elephant_bird. «Newser, Mar 15»
Even More Final Fantasy XV: Episode Duscae Screens
Or aepyornis, but it probably tastes like chicken anyway... Final Fantasy XV: Episode Duscae. Remember, the Final Fantasy XV: Episode ... «RPGFan, Mar 15»
Final Fantasy XV Episode Duscae demo will have you fight a …
“Gighee ham” , “Aepyornis eggs” and “Fuwatoro Eggs on Toast” are some of the foods Ignis can make. final-fantasy-xv-3243. Lastly players will ... «GearNuke, Feb 15»
Eggs of elephant birds still reign supreme
In England, in Sussex, they have one of the very few treasures of the elephant bird Aepyornis sp.. These half ton, flightless monsters(3m or 10 ... «The Earth Times, Aug 14»
