Struthio kakesiensis Temporal range: Late Miocene–Early Pliocene PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N | |
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Egg fossil classification | |
Basic shell type: | Ornithoid |
Morphotype: | Ornithoid-ratite |
Oospecies: | †Struthio kakesiensis Harrison & Msuya, 2005 |
Struthio kakesiensis is an extinct oospecies of ratite bird known from eggshell fossils found in Laetoli, Tanzania. It was related to the modern day Struthio.
References
- Harrison, T.; Msuya, C. P. (2005). "Fossil struthionid eggshells from Laetoli, Tanzania: Taxonomic and biostratigraphic significance". Journal of African Earth Sciences. 41 (4): 303–315. doi:10.1016/j.jafrearsci.2005.07.001.
Taxon identifiers | |
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Struthio kakesiensis |