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English: Size chart comparison between two species of Dinornis and their sexual dimorphism, namely D. robustus and D. novaezealandiae:[1][2]
  •   Dinornis robustus ♀ → Height = ~2 metres (6.6 ft).
  •   Dinornis robustus ♂ → Height = ~1 metre (3.3 ft).
  •   Dinornis novaezealandiae ♀ → Height = ~2 metres (6.6 ft).
  •   Dinornis novaezealandiae ♂ → Height = ~1 metre (3.3 ft).

Human for scale is 1.8 meters tall.

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  1. ↑ (2003). "Extreme reversed sexual size dimorphism in the extinct New Zealand moa Dinornis". Nature 425 (6954): 172–175. DOI:10.1038/nature01871. PMID 12968178.
  2. ↑ (2013). "The evolution of sexual dimorphism in New Zealand giant moa ( Dinornis ) and other ratites". Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences 280 (1760): 20130401. DOI:10.1098/rspb.2013.0401. PMID 23576789. PMC: 3652460. ISSN 0962-8452.
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