Acta Zoologica Cracoviensia, 33() 1990

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VOL 33() 1990

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The fossil ostrich Struthio dmanisensis sp. n. from the Lower Pleistocene of eastern Georgia

• N. I. BURCHAK-ABRAMOVICH
• A. K. VEKUA

Abstract:

Struthio dmanisensis sp. n. has been described on the basis of a femur from the Lower Pleistocene deposits of Dmanisi in eastern Georgia. The bone is larger and stouter than in the present-day Ostrich. Its stoutness suggests affinity to S. pannonicus.