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Look: Extinct 'elephant bird' egg seized by Italian customs
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Customs officials in Italy said they seized a large "elephant bird" egg fossil that a man attempted to ship to the United States.
An extremely rare elephant bird egg, completely intact. The Elephant Bird, formally categorised as Aepyornis Maximus, was an enormous flightless bird
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ANTIQUE PRE-17thC EXTREMELY RARE & COMPLETE ELEPHANT BIRD EGG, MADAGASCAR — Pushkin Antiques
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Could this ancient, bag-like sea creature be our earliest ancestor?
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Extinct elephant birds were 3 metres tall and weighed 700kg. Now, DNA from fossil eggshells reveals how they lived
View this item and discover similar for sale at 1stDibs - From Madagascar, an exceptionally intact example of the largest egg ever laid, creamy white
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Largest Egg Ever Laid - Intact Elephant Bird Egg
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An extremely rare elephant bird egg, completely intact. The Elephant Bird, formally categorised as Aepyornis Maximus, is an enormous flightless bird
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Pre-17th Century Extremely Rare & Complete Elephant Bird Egg, Madagascar
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An intact elephant bird egg, Aepyornis maximus, Madagascar, 17th C. or before - Rob Michiels Auctions
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