†Struthio asiaticus Milne-Edwards 1871 (Asian ostrich)
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Aves - Struthioniformes - Struthionidae
Belongs to Struthio according to C. Mourer-Chauvire and D. Geraads 2008
See also Davies 1880, Houde 1988 and Lambrecht 1933
Sister taxa: Struthio anderssoni, Struthio barbarus, Struthio bradydactylus, Struthio camelus, Struthio chersonensis, Struthio coppensi, Struthio karatheodoris, Struthio linxiaensis, Struthio molybdophanes, Struthio mongolicus, Struthio wimani, Struthio (Pachystruthio) pannonicus, Struthiolithus chersonensis
Ecology: ground dwelling herbivore
Distribution:
• Quaternary of Turkmenistan (1 collection)
• Pliocene of Morocco (1)
• Miocene of Ukraine (2)
Total: 4 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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