| gptkbp:instanceOf | gptkb:extinct_bird_family 
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                                | gptkbp:category | gptkb:ratites flightless birds
 prehistoric birds
 endemic fauna of Madagascar
 
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                                | gptkbp:causeOfExtinction | gptkb:human habitat loss
 egg collection
 
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                                | gptkbp:class | gptkb:Aves 
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                                | gptkbp:commonName | elephant birds 
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                                | gptkbp:conservationStatus | extinct 
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                                | gptkbp:containsGenus | Aepyornis Mullerornis
 
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                                | gptkbp:describedBy | gptkb:Isidore_Geoffroy_Saint-Hilaire 
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                                | gptkbp:diet | gptkb:herbivore 
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                                | gptkbp:eggColor | largest known bird eggs 
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                                | gptkbp:eggLength | up to 34 cm 
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                                | gptkbp:eggVolume | up to 9 liters 
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                                | gptkbp:extinct | 17th century 
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                                | gptkbp:firstDescribed | 1851 
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                                | gptkbp:fossilRange | Late Pleistocene to Holocene 
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                                | gptkbp:habitat | gptkb:wetlands forests
 
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                                | gptkbp:hasWings | flightless 
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                                | gptkbp:kingdom | gptkb:Animalia 
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                                | gptkbp:largestCity | Aepyornis maximus 
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                                | gptkbp:nativeTo | gptkb:Madagascar 
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                                | gptkbp:notableSpecies | Aepyornis gracilis Aepyornis hildebrandti
 Aepyornis medius
 Mullerornis agilis
 Mullerornis betsilei
 Mullerornis rudis
 
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                                | gptkbp:order | gptkb:Aepyornithiformes 
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                                | gptkbp:phylum | gptkb:Chordata 
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                                | gptkbp:relatedTo | gptkb:fruit 
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                                | gptkbp:size | up to 3 meters tall 
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                                | gptkbp:status | extinct 
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                                | gptkbp:typeSpecies | Aepyornis maximus 
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                                | gptkbp:weight | up to 500 kg 
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                                | gptkbp:bfsParent | gptkb:extinct_elephant_bird 
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                                | gptkbp:bfsLayer | 8 
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                                | https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label | Aepyornithidae 
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