Biology:Struthio dmanisensis
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Infraclass: | Palaeognathae |
| Order: | Struthioniformes |
| Family: | Struthionidae |
| Genus: | Struthio |
| Species: | S. dmanisensis
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| Binomial name | |
| Struthio dmanisensis Вurchak-Abramovich & Vekua, 1990
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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
References
- beautyofbirds.com (2010). "Ostriches". Wild Bird Web. http://www.beautyofbirds.com/ostriches.html. Retrieved 2 February 2010.
- Burchak-Abramovich, N.; Vekua, A. (1990). "The fossil ostrich Struthio dmanisensis sp. n., from the Lower Pleistocene of Georgia". Acta zoologica cracoviensia 33 (7): 121–132.
- Gabunia, L.; Vekua, A.; Lordkipanidze, D.; Ferring, R.; Justus, A.; Maisuradze, G.; Mouskhelishvili, A.; Nioradze, M. et al. (2000). "Current Research on the Hominid Site of Dmanisi" (in French) (PDF). etudes et recherches de archéologiques de l'université de liege (92): 13–27. http://www2.ulg.ac.be/prehist/PUBLICATIONS/PDF/E92%20leo%20gabunia.pdf.
- Hitchcock, Don (2010). "The Dmanisi Site". http://www.donsmaps.com/dmanisi.html. Retrieved 16 February 2011.
- Zicha, Ondrej (1999). "Struthio orlovi". Biological Library. https://www.biolib.cz/en/taxonposition/id464650/. Retrieved 2 February 2010.
Wikidata ☰ Q7625442 entry
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