Aves - Struthioniformes - Struthionidae
Full reference: C. Arambourg. 1979. Vertébrés villafranchiens d’Afrique du Nord (Artiodactyles, Carnivores, Primates, Reptiles, Oiseaux). 1-141
Belongs to Struthio according to C. Arambourg 1979
Sister taxa: Struthio anderssoni, Struthio asiaticus, Struthio bradydactylus, Struthio camelus, Struthio chersonensis, Struthio coppensi, Struthio karatheodoris, Struthio linxiaensis, Struthio molybdophanes, Struthio mongolicus, Struthio wimani, Struthio (Pachystruthio) pannonicus, Struthiolithus chersonensis
Type specimen: No. 1953-22:103, a set of limb elements (tibiotarsus). Its type locality is Aïn Boucherit, which is in a Pleistocene terrestrial horizon in Algeria.
Ecology: ground dwelling herbivore
Distribution: found only at Aïn Boucherit
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