Struthio coppensi

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.^[2]

Struthio coppensi Temporal range: early Miocene PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N Early Miocene
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Aves
Infraclass:	Palaeognathae
Order:	Struthioniformes
Family:	Struthionidae
Genus:	Struthio
Species:	†S. coppensi
Binomial name
†Struthio coppensi Mourer-Chauviré et al. 1996[1]