2.4" Elephant Bird Aepyornis Maximus Egg Shell Specimen Late Pleistocene Madagascar Mimosite The shape of its skull

The shape of its skull indicates that it had a relatively small brain and may have relied on instinctual behaviors rather than complex cognition

enhancing its duck-like appearance

Notable for its duckbill and a prominent cranial crest

As a herbivore

When the meteorite struck

2.4" Elephant Bird Aepyornis Maximus Egg Shell Specimen Late Pleistocene Madagascar Mimosite The shape of its skullLocation: Madagascar Coast Weight: 0. 8 Ounces Dimensions: 2. 4 Inches Long, 2. 2 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 extraordinary