Aves - Struthioniformes - Struthionidae
Synonyms: Palaeostruthio sternatus Burčak-Abramovič 1953, Struthio novorossicus Alexejev 1916, Struthio orlovi Kurochkin and Lungu 1970, Struthiolithus adzalycensis Roščin 1962, Struthiolithus alexejevi Roščin 1962
Belongs to Struthio according to J. Mlikovsky 2002
See also Houde 1988 and Lambrecht 1933
Sister taxa: Struthio anderssoni, Struthio asiaticus, Struthio barbarus, Struthio bradydactylus, Struthio camelus, Struthio coppensi, Struthio karatheodoris, Struthio linxiaensis, Struthio molybdophanes, Struthio mongolicus, Struthio wimani, Struthiolithus chersonensis, Struthio (Pachystruthio) pannonicus
Ecology: ground dwelling herbivore
Distribution:
• Pliocene of Greece (1 collection), the Russian Federation (1), Ukraine (1)
• Miocene of Ukraine (2)
Total: 5 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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