First record of ostriches (Aves, Struthioniformes, Struthionidae) from the late Miocene of Bulgaria with taxonomic and zoogeographic discussion

Zlatozar Boev; Nikolaï Spassov

doi:10.5252/g2009n3a1

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1 September 2009 First record of ostriches (Aves, Struthioniformes, Struthionidae) from the late Miocene of Bulgaria with taxonomic and zoogeographic discussion

Zlatozar Boev, Nikolaï Spassov

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Geodiversitas, 31(3):493-507 (2009). https://doi.org/10.5252/g2009n3a1

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Boev Z. & Spassov N. 2009. — First record of ostriches (Aves, Struthioniformes, Struthionidae) from the late Miocene of Bulgaria with taxonomic and zoogeographic discussion. Geodiversitas 31 (3): 493-507.

We describe two new fossils, the distal end of a right tarsometatarsus and a proximal pedal phalanx of the left third toe, from two sites in southwestern Bulgaria: Kalimantsi (middle Turolian) and Hadzhidimovo-2 (MN 11/12 boundary). These specimens are compared to Neogene-Quaternary ostriches, and are referred to Struthio cf. karatheodoris. A general overview of Neogene-Quaternary ostrich specimens, a taxonomic discussion of late Miocene Eurasian struthionid taxa, and the ecological and Zoogeographic implications of the new specimens are presented.

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Zlatozar Boev and Nikolaï Spassov "First record of ostriches (Aves, Struthioniformes, Struthionidae) from the late Miocene of Bulgaria with taxonomic and zoogeographic discussion," Geodiversitas 31(3), 493-507, (1 September 2009). https://doi.org/10.5252/g2009n3a1

Received: 2 September 2007; Accepted: 1 April 2009; Published: 1 September 2009

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