Biology:Struthio dmanisensis

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Struthio dmanisensis
Temporal range: Late Pliocene–Early Pleistocene
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Infraclass: Palaeognathae
Order: Struthioniformes
Family: Struthionidae
Genus: Struthio
Species:
S. dmanisensis
Binomial name
Struthio dmanisensis
Вurchak-Abramovich & Vekua, 1990

Struthio dmanisensis, the giant ostrich, is an extinct Eurasian species of ostrich which lived in the Late Pliocene to the Early Pleistocene of Georgia.[1] It was one of the largest members of the genus Struthio.[2]

Footnotes

  1. beautyofbirds.com (2010)
  2. Gabunia, L. et al. (2000)

References

Wikidata ☰ Q7625442 entry