Struthio coppensi Mourer-Chauviré et al. 1996 (ostrich)

Aves - Struthioniformes - Struthionidae

Belongs to Struthio according to Mourer-Chauviré et al. 1996

Sister taxa: Struthio anderssoni, Struthio asiaticus, Struthio barbarus, Struthio bradydactylus, Struthio camelus, Struthio chersonensis, Struthio karatheodoris, Struthio linxiaensis, Struthio molybdophanes, Struthio mongolicus, Struthio wimani, Struthio (Pachystruthio) pannonicus, Struthiolithus chersonensis

Type specimen: EF 3’94, a set of postcrania (Left tibiotarsus, distal part and shaft)

Ecology: ground dwelling herbivore

Distribution: there are no occurrences of Struthio coppensi in the database

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