Struthio orlovi
Struthio orlovi Temporal range: Miocene
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Aves |
Infraclass: | Palaeognathae |
Order: | Struthioniformes |
Family: | Struthionidae |
Genus: | Struthio |
Species: | S. orlovi
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Binomial name | |
Struthio orlovi Kuročkin & Lungo, 1970[1]
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Struthio orlovi is an extinct species of ratite bird from the Miocene of Moldavia.[2]
Footnotes[]
References[]
- "Ostriches". Wild Bird Web. Beauty of Birds. 2010. Retrieved 2 February 2010.
- Feduccia, Alan (1999) [1996]. The Origin and Evolution of Birds (2nd ed.). New Haven, CT: Yale University Press. ISBN 0-300-07861-7.
- Zicha, Ondrej. "Struthio orlovi". Retrieved 2 February 2010.
Categories:
- Miocene birds
- Extinct flightless birds
- Struthio
- Prehistoric birds of Europe
- Fossil taxa described in 1970
- Prehistoric bird stubs