Order Struthioniformes Genus Struthio Scientific name Struthio coppensi | Phylum Chordata Species S. coppensi Higher classification Ostriches | |
Similar Ostriches, Bird, Struthionidae, Asian ostrich, Palaeotis | ||
Struthio coppensi is an extinct species of ostrich located near Elisabethfeld, Namibia. This Ostrich is believed to have lived during the Miocene, about 20 mya, and is the oldest member of the Struthio genus.
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