Struthio kakesiensis

Struthio kakesiensis is an extinct oospecies of ratite bird known from eggshell fossils found in Laetoli, Tanzania. It was related to the modern day Struthio.[1]

Struthio kakesiensis
Temporal range: Late Miocene–Early Pliocene
Egg fossil classification Edit this classification
Basic shell type:Ornithoid
Morphotype:Ornithoid-ratite
Oospecies:Struthio kakesiensis
Harrison & Msuya, 2005

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