2.5" Elephant Bird Aepyornis Maximus Egg Shell Specimen Late Pleistocene Madagascar Pterosaur In the Bou Nahas Mine

In the Bou Nahas Mine

this speedy bipedal herbivore could likely sprint up to 30 miles per hour—an essential skill to outrun the fierce predators lurking at the time

and weighed close to 5 tons

‭ ‬Most of this is physical length formed by the neck frill which grows out from the back of the skull

2.5" Elephant Bird Aepyornis Maximus Egg Shell Specimen Late Pleistocene Madagascar Pterosaur In the Bou Nahas MineLocation: Madagascar Coast Weight: 0. 8 Ounces Dimensions: 2. 5 Inches Long, 2. 5 Inches Wide, 0. 15 Inches Thick Comes with a Certificate of Authenticity. The item pictured is the one you will receive. Lived during the Late Pleistocene and Holocene epochs. They are thought to have existed from around 43,000 years ago until their extinction approximately around 10001200 CE. The Elephant bird, scientifically known as Aepyornis, is an extinct genus of