Struthio kakesiensis

Extinct species of bird

Struthio kakesiensis

Temporal range: Late Miocene–Early Pliocene

PreꞒ

Egg fossil classification
Basic shell type:  | Ornithoid
Morphotype:  | Ornithoid-ratite
Oospecies:  | †Struthio kakesiensis
Harrison & Msuya, 2005

Struthio kakesiensis is an extinct oospecies of ratite bird known from eggshell fossils found in Laetoli, Tanzania. It was related to the modern day Struthio.[1]

## References[edit]

1. ^ Harrison, T.; Msuya, C. P. (2005). "Fossil struthionid eggshells from Laetoli, Tanzania: Taxonomic and biostratigraphic significance". Journal of African Earth Sciences. 41 (4): 303–315. doi:10.1016/j.jafrearsci.2005.07.001.

Taxon identifiers|

* Wikidata: Q12642886
* GBIF: 9535753

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