Struthio kakesiensis

Struthio kakesiensis
Temporal range:
Egg fossil classification
Basic shell type: Ornithoid
Morphotype: Ornithoid-ratite
Oospecies: †Struthio kakesiensis
Harrison & Msuya, 2005

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.

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