Struthio coppensi
{{Short description|Extinct species of bird}}
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| taxon = Struthio coppensi
| fossil_range = {{fossil range|early Miocene}} Early Miocene
| authority = Mourer-Chauviré et al. 1996Bibi, F., et al. (2006)
| extinct = yes
}}
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.Mourer-Chauvire, C. et al. (1996).
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References
- {{cite journal |last1=Bibi |first1=Faysal |last2=Shabel |first2=Alan B. |last3=Kraatz |first3=Brian P. |last4=Stidham |first4=Thomas A. |date=2006 |title=New Fossil Ratite (Aves: Palaeognathae) Eggshell Discoveries from the Late Miocene Baynunah Formation of the United Arab Emirates, Arabian Peninsula |journal=Palaeontologia Electronica |issn=1094-8074 |volume=9 |issue=1 |url=http://palaeo-electronica.org/2006_1/eggshell/eggs.pdf |format=PDF}}
- {{cite journal |last1=Mourer-Chauvire |first1=C. |last2=Senut |first2=B. |last3=Pickford |first3=M. |last4=Mein |first4=P. |date=1996 |title=Le plus ancien représentant du genre Struthio (Aves, Struthionidae), Struthio coppensi n. sp., du Miocène inférieur de Namibie |language=French |trans-title=The oldest member of the genus Struthio (Aves, Struthionidae) Struthio coppensi n. sp., from the Miocene of Namibia |journal=Comptes rendus de l'Académie des sciences |issn=1251-8050 |volume=322 |issue=4 |pages=325–332}}
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Category:Cenozoic birds of Africa
Category:Extinct flightless birds
Category:Fossil taxa described in 1996
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