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Struthio kakesiensis

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Extinct species of bird

Struthio kakesiensis
Temporal range: Late Miocene–Early Pliocene PreꞒ O S D C P T J K Pg N
Egg fossil classification Edit this 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

  1. 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
Struthio kakesiensis
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