Orientornis
Extinct species of bird
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Orientornis is an extinct species of ratite from the Miocene of China.[1]
| Orientornis Temporal range: Late Miocene | |
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| Pelvis | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Infraclass: | Palaeognathae |
| Order: | Struthioniformes |
| Family: | Struthionidae |
| Genus: | †Orientornis Wang 2008 |
| Type species | |
| Orientornis linxiaensis (Hou et al. 2005) Wang 2008 | |
| Synonyms | |
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Struthio linxiaensis Hou et al. 2005[1] | |
Description
Remains of a pelvis, including a synsacrum, were recovered from mudstone in the Linxia Basin, Guanghe County, Gansu Province, northwest China. Based on the size of these remains, it is believed to have been slightly larger than Struthio camelus. When this bird lived, the area is believed to have been either open grasslands or wetlands.[1]
