Struthio coppensi

Struthio coppensi
Temporal range: Early Miocene
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Infraclass: Palaeognathae
Order: Struthioniformes
Family: Struthionidae
Genus: Struthio
Species:
†S. coppensi
Binomial name
†Struthio coppensi
Mourer-Chauviré et al. 1996

Struthio coppensi is an extinct species of ostrich from Namibia. This ostrich is believed to have lived during the Miocene, about 20 mya, and is the oldest member of the Struthio genus. It was smaller than the extant Common Ostrich, at about 65% the dimensions.

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