Struthio kakesiensis

Struthio kakesiensis
Temporal range: Late Miocene–Early Pliocene
Eggshell classification
Basic shell type:Ornithoid
Morphotype:Ornithoid-ratite
Oogenus:†Struthio kakesiensis

Struthio kakesiensis is an extinct oospecies of rattite bird known from eggshell fossils found in Laetoli, Tanzania. It was related to the modern day Struthio.[1]

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.
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