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Struthio camelus Linnaeus 1758 (common ostrich)

Reptilia - Struthioniformes - Struthionidae

PaleoDB taxon number: 223891

Full reference: C. Linnaeus. 1758. Systema Naturae per Regna Tria Naturae, Secundum Classes, Ordines, Genera, Species, cum Characteribus, Differentiis, Synonymis, Locis. Editio Decima 1:1-824

Belongs to Struthio according to J. F. Clements et al. 2017

Sister taxa: Struthio anderssoni, Struthio asiaticus, Struthio bradydactylus, Struthio chersonensis, Struthio coppensi, Struthio karatheodoris, Struthio linxiaensis, Struthio molybdophanes, Struthio mongolicus, Struthio novorossicus, Struthio orlovi, Struthio wimani

Subtaxa: Struthio camelus australis

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Ecology: ground dwelling herbivore