Struthio dmanisensis
| Struthio dmanisensis Temporal range: Late Pliocene–Early Pleistocene | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Struthioniformes |
| Family: | Struthionidae |
| Genus: | Struthio |
| Species: | † S. dmanisensis |
| Binomial name | |
| Struthio dmanisensis Gabunia, et al. 2000[1] | |
Giant ostrich (Struthio dmanisensis) is an extinct Eurasian species of ostrich which lived in the Late Pliocene to the Early Pleistocene of Georgia.[2] It was one of the largest members of the genus Struthio.[3]
Footnotes
References
- beautyofbirds.com (2010). "Ostriches". Wild Bird Web. Retrieved 2 February 2010.
- Burchak-Abramovich, N.; Vekua, A. (1990). "The fossil ostrich Struthio dmanisensis sp. n., from the Lower Pleistocene of Georgia". Acta zoologica cracoviensia. 33 (7): 121–132.
- Gabunia, L.; Vekua, A.; Lordkipanidze, D.; Ferring, R.; Justus, A.; Maisuradze, G.; Mouskhelishvili, A.; Nioradze, M.; Sologashvili, D.; Swisher III, C.; Tvalchrelidze, M. (2000). "Current Research on the Hominid Site of Dmanisi" (PDF). etudes et recherches de archéologiques de l'université de liege (in French) (92): 13–27.
- Hitchcock, Don (2010). "The Dmanisi Site". Retrieved 16 February 2011.
- Zicha, Ondrej (1999). "Struthio orlovi". Biological Library. Retrieved 2 February 2010.
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