2.8" Elephant Bird Aepyornis Maximus Egg Shell Specimen Late Pleistocene Madagascar Skull The extinction of Deinotherium giganteum

The extinction of Deinotherium giganteum is believed to be linked to several factors

Location: Two Medicine Formation

allowing it to grow until hatching

connecting modern viewers to Earth’s ancient forests and the origins of modern plant life

This authenticated specimen provides direct paleontological evidence of these remarkable Pleistocene herbivores

2.8" Elephant Bird Aepyornis Maximus Egg Shell Specimen Late Pleistocene Madagascar Skull The extinction of Deinotherium giganteumLocation: Madagascar Coast Weight: 0. 7 Ounces Dimensions: 2. 8 Inches Long, 2. 3 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, was an enormous