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Struthio orlovi

Struthio orlovi is an extinct species of ostrich bird from the Miocene of Moldavia. It was comparable in size to the extant Common Ostrich.

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Jun 9, 2026
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Length
132 w
Citations
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Source
Struthio orlovi
Temporal range: Late Miocene
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Infraclass: Palaeognathae
Order: Struthioniformes
Family: Struthionidae
Genus: Struthio
Species:
S. orlovi
Binomial name
Struthio orlovi
Kuročkin & Lungo, 19701

Struthio orlovi is an extinct species of ostrich bird from the Miocene of Moldavia.2 It was comparable in size to the extant Common Ostrich.3

Footnotes

Footnotes

  1. Zicha, Ondrej (1999)
  2. beautyofbirds.com (2010)
  3. Mikhailov, Konstantin E.; Zelenkov, Nikita (September 2020). "The late Cenozoic history of the ostriches (Aves: Struthionidae), as revealed by fossil eggshell and bone remains". Earth-Science Reviews. 208 103270. Bibcode:2020ESRv..20803270M. doi:10.1016/j.earscirev.2020.103270.
References

References

  • "Ostriches". Wild Bird Web. Beauty of Birds. 2010. Retrieved 2 February 2010.
  • Feduccia, Alan (1999) [1996]. The Origin and Evolution of Birds (2nd ed.). New Haven, CT: Yale University Press. ISBN 0-300-07861-7.
  • Zicha, Ondrej. "Struthio orlovi". Retrieved 2 February 2010.