Struthio camelus
species · Linnaeus 1758 · accepted · extant
1 descendant taxa · 28 fossil sites · 5 formations · 7 countries
Lived when
Neogene – Quaternary
7.246–0 million years ago
Found where
7 countries
5 rock formations
Fossil record
28 sites
0 catalogued specimens
Inside this group
Immediate children
- Terminal taxon — no children recorded.
Did you know
Facts from the record
- Its fossils span about 7 million years, from 7.246 to 0 million years ago.
- The youngest known fossil is around 0 million years old — that is roughly 0 times further back than the whole of human history.
- Struthio camelus was named in 1758 (Linnaeus 1758) — 268 years ago.
- Fossils have been recorded in 7 countries and 5 named rock formations.
- This group is not extinct — living birds belong inside it.
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Data from the Paleobiology Database (CC BY 4.0).