Struthio orlovi
| Struthio orlovi Temporal range: Late Miocene | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Infraclass: | Palaeognathae |
| Order: | Struthioniformes |
| Family: | Struthionidae |
| Genus: | Struthio |
| Species: | S. orlovi |
| Binomial name | |
| Struthio orlovi Kuročkin & Lungo, 1970[1] | |
Struthio orlovi is an extinct species of ostrich bird from the Miocene of Moldavia.[2] It was comparable in size to the extant Common Ostrich.[3]
Footnotes
[edit]- ↑ Zicha, Ondrej (1999)
- ↑ beautyofbirds.com (2010)
- ↑ Mikhailov, Konstantin E.; Zelenkov, Nikita (September 2020). "The late Cenozoic history of the ostriches (Aves: Struthionidae), as revealed by fossil eggshell and bone remains". Earth-Science Reviews. 208 103270. Bibcode:2020ESRv..20803270M. doi:10.1016/j.earscirev.2020.103270.
References
[edit]- "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.
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