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Struthiolithus chersonensis

Reptilia - Struthioniformes - Struthionidae

Taxonomy

Struthiolithus chersonensis was named by Brant (1873).

It was recombined as Struthio chersonensis by Lambrecht (1933), Houde (1988) and Mlikovsky (2002).

Synonyms

Struthio orlovi was named by Kurochkin and Lungu (1970). It is not extant.

It was synonymized subjectively with Struthio chersonensis by Mlikovsky (2002).
Struthio novorossicus was named by Alexejev (1916).

It was synonymized subjectively with Struthio chersonensis by Mlikovsky (2002).
Palaeostruthio sternatus was named by Burčak-Abramovič (1953).

It was synonymized subjectively with Struthio chersonensis by Mlikovsky (2002).
Struthiolithus alexejevi was named by Roščin (1962).

It was synonymized subjectively with Struthio chersonensis by Mlikovsky (2002).
Struthiolithus adzalycensis was named by Roščin (1962).

It was synonymized subjectively with Struthio chersonensis by Mlikovsky (2002).

Synonymy list

Year	Name and author
1873	Struthiolithus chersonensis Brant p. 730
1916	Struthio novorossicus Alexejev
1933	Struthio novorossicus Lambrecht p. 102
1933	Struthio chersonensis Lambrecht p. 103
1953	Palaeostruthio sternatus Burčak-Abramovič
1962	Struthiolithus adzalycensis Roščin
1962	Struthiolithus alexejevi Roščin
1970	Struthio orlovi Kurochkin and Lungu
1988	Struthio chersonensis Houde
1988	Struthio orlovi Houde
2002	Struthio chersonensis Mlikovsky

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Rank	Name	Author
kingdom	Animalia	()
—	Bilateria
—	Eubilateria	Ax 1987
—	Deuterostomia
phylum	Chordata	Haeckel 1874
subphylum	Vertebrata
superclass	Gnathostomata
—	Osteichthyes	()
subclass	Sarcopterygii	()
subclass	Dipnotetrapodomorpha	(Nelson 2006)
subclass	Tetrapodomorpha	()
—	Tetrapoda
—	Reptiliomorpha
—	Anthracosauria
subclass	Amphibiosauria	Kuhn 1967
—	Cotylosauria	()
—	Amniota
—	Sauropsida
class	Reptilia
subclass	Eureptilia	()
—	Romeriida
—	Diapsida	()
—	Archosauromorpha	(Huene 1946)

Rank	Name	Author
—	Crocopoda
—	Archosauriformes	Gauthier 1986
—	Eucrocopoda
—	Archosauria	()
informal	Avemetatarsalia
—	Ornithodira
—	Dinosauromorpha
—	Dinosauriformes
—	Dinosauria	()
—	Theropoda	()
—	Neotheropoda
—	Averostra	Paul 2002
—	Tetanurae
—	Coelurosauria	()
—	Maniraptora
—	Paraves
class	Aves
subclass	Neornithes	Gadow 1893
superorder	Palaeognathae	Pycraft 1900
order	Struthioniformes	Latham 1790
family	Struthionidae	Vigors 1825
genus	Struthiolithus
species	chersonensis	Brant 1873

If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.

†Struthiolithus chersonensis Brant 1873

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Diagnosis

No diagnoses are available

Measurements

No measurements are available

Composition:

hydroxyapatiteo

Entire body:

yeso

Adult length:

10 to < 100o

Adult width:

1.0 to < 10o

Adult height:

1.0 to < 10o

Architecture:

compact or denseo

Ontogeny:

accretion, modification of partso

Grouping:

solitaryo

Environment:

terrestrialg

Locomotion:

actively mobileo

Life habit:

ground dwellingg

Diet:

herbivoreg

Reproduction:

oviparouso

Dispersal:

direct/internalo

Dispersal 2:

mobileo

Created:

2009-01-03 19:08:55

Modified:

2009-01-03 21:08:55

Source: g = genus, o = order

References: Marsh 1875, Witmer and Rose 1991

Collections

No collection or age range data are available