Struthio wimani
Struthio wimani is an extinct species of ratite bird from the Pliocene of China.[2]
| Struthio wimani Temporal range: Early Pliocene | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| 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] | |
Footnotes
- Zicha, Ondrej (1999)
- beautyofbirds.com (2010)
References
- 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.
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