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Branta rhuax, the
giant Hawaiʻi goose, is an
extinct goose endemic to the
island of Hawaiʻi. It was
initially described as the
monotypic genus Geochen...
- †Giant
Hawaii goose,
Branta rhuax (prehistoric),
formerly Geochen rhuax The
relationships of the
enigmatic Geochen rhuax,
formerly known only from parts...
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though most, if not all, may be
fairly close to Branta:
Geochen rhuax –
initially allied with Cereopsis, but this
seems hardly correct for reasons...
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progenitor of the nene as well as the
prehistoric giant Hawaiʻi
goose (Branta
rhuax) and nēnē-nui (Branta hylobadistes). The nēnē-nui was
larger than the nene...
- † (possibly
flightless or very weak flier)
Giant Hawaiʻi goose,
Branta rhuax †
California flightless sea-duck or Law's
diving goose,
Chendytes lawi †...
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Anatidae sp. et gen. indet. Kaua'i mole duck,
Talpanas lippa Similarly,
Branta rhuax from the Big
Island of Hawaiʻi, and a
gigantic goose-like
anatid from Oʻahu...
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possibly Kauaʻi and Oʻahu,
Hawaiian Islands)
Giant Hawaiʻi goose,
Branta rhuax (Big Island,
Hawaiian Islands) –
formerly in the
monotypic genus Geochen...
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Kauai Most
recent remains dated to 1046-1380.
Giant Hawaiʻi
goose Branta rhuax Hawaii (island) Most
recent remains dated to 1380-1500. Turtle-jawed moa-nalo...
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Zealand Predation by
Polynesian rats. 1380-1500
Giant Hawaii goose Branta rhuax Hawai'i, Hawaii,
United States Probably hunting. 1390-1470
Great ground...
- †Branta
hypsibata (Cope 1878) †Branta
propinqua Schufeldt 1892 †Branta
rhuax (Wetmore 1943)
Olson 2013 (Giant Hawai'i/Wetmore's goose) †Branta thessaliensis...
