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Struthio wimani

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Struthio wimani
Temporal range: early Pliocene
Early Pliocene
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Infraclass: Palaeognathae
Order: Struthioniformes
Family: Struthionidae
Genus: Struthio
Species:
S. wimani
Binomial name
Struthio wimani
Lowe, P, 1931[1]

Struthio wimani is an extinct species of ratite bird from the Pliocene of China.[2]

Footnotes

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  1. ^ Zicha, Ondrej (1999)
  2. ^ beautyofbirds.com (2010)

References

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  • beautyofbirds.com (2010). "Ostriches". Wild Bird Web. Retrieved 2 February 2010.
  • Lucas, Spencer G. (2001). Chinese Fossil Vertebrates. New York, NY: Columbia University Press. ISBN 0-231-08483-8.
  • Zicha, Ondrej (1999). "Struthio orlovi". Biological Library. Retrieved 2 February 2010.