Struthio orlovi
Temporal range: Late Miocene
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Infraclass: Palaeognathae
Order: Struthioniformes
Family: Struthionidae
Genus: Struthio
Species:
S. orlovi
Binomial name
Struthio orlovi
Kuročkin & Lungo, 1970[1]

Struthio orlovi is an extinct species of ratite bird from the Miocene of Moldavia.[2]

Footnotes

  1. ↑ Zicha, Ondrej (1999)
  2. ↑ beautyofbirds.com (2010)

References

  • "Ostriches". Wild Bird Web. Beauty of Birds. 2010. Retrieved 2 February 2010.
  • Feduccia, Alan (1999) [1996]. The Origin and Evolution of Birds (2nd ed.). New Haven, CT: Yale University Press. ISBN 0-300-07861-7.
  • Zicha, Ondrej. "Struthio orlovi". Retrieved 2 February 2010.


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