Struthio Linxiaensis

Struthio linxiaensis; Temporal range: late Miocene PreЄ Є O S D C P T J K Pg N Late Miocene
	Pelvis
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Aves
Infraclass:	Palaeognathae
Order:	Struthioniformes
Family:	Struthionidae
Genus:	Struthio
Species:	S. linxiaensis
Binomial name
	Struthio linxiaensis; Hou, 2005

Short description: Extinct species of bird

Struthio linxiaensis is an extinct species of ratite from the Miocene of China .^[1]

Description

Remains of a pelvis, including a synsacrum, were recovered from mudstone in the Linxia Basin, Guanghe County, Gansu Province, northwest China . Based on the size of these remains, it is believed to have been slightly larger than Struthio camelus. When this bird lived, the area is believed to have been either open grasslands or wetlands.^[1]

Footnotes

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 ^1.2 Hou, L. et. al (2005)

References

Hou, L.; Zhou, Z.; Zhang, F.; Wang, Z. (Aug 2005). "A Miocene ostrich fossil from Gansu Province, northwest China". Chinese Science Bulletin 50 (16): 1808–1810. doi:10.1360/982005-575. ISSN 1861-9541. Bibcode: 2005ChSBu..50.1808H.

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