Struthio oldawayi

Struthio oldawayi
Temporal range:
Comparison between femora of Struthio oldawayi (D) and other extinct ostriches
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Infraclass: Palaeognathae
Order: Struthioniformes
Family: Struthionidae
Genus: Struthio
Species:
†S. oldawayi
Binomial name
†Struthio oldawayi
Lowe, 1933

Struthio oldawayi is an extinct species of ostrich from the early Pleistocene in Tanzania and possibly Kenya. Zelenkov et al notes it differs little in morphology from modern ostriches but notably is much larger in size.

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