Orientornis

Orientornis; Temporal range:late Miocene PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N LateMiocene
	Pelvis
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Aves
Infraclass:	Palaeognathae
Order:	Struthioniformes
Family:	Struthionidae
Genus:	†Orientornis; Wang 2008
Type species
	Orientornis linxiaensis; (Houet al.2005) Wang 2008
Synonyms
	Struthio linxiaensisHouet al.2005

Orientornisis anextinct speciesofratitefrom theMioceneofChina.^[1]

Description

Remains of a pelvis, including asynsacrum,were recovered frommudstonein theLinxia Basin,Guanghe County,Gansu Province,northwestChina.Based on the size of these remains, it is believed to have been slightly larger thanStruthio camelus.When this bird lived, the area is believed to have been either open grasslands or wetlands.^[1]

Taxonomy

Orientorniswas originally named as a species ofStruthio,S. linxiaensis,by Hou et al. (2005).^[1]However, Wang (2008) placed the taxon in its own genus,Orientornis.^[2]

Footnotes

^^a ^b ^c ^dHou, L. et al. (2005)
^Wang S. 2008. Rediscussion in the taxonomic assignment ofStruthio linxiaensisHou, et al., 2005.Acta Paleotologica Sinica47:362–368.

References

Hou, L.; Zhou, Z.; Zhang, F.; Wang, Z. (Aug 2005). "A Miocene ostrich fossil from Gansu Province, northwest China".Chinese Science Bulletin.50(16): 1808–1810.Bibcode:2005ChSBu..50.1808H.doi:10.1360/982005-575.ISSN 1861-9541.S2CID 129449364.

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[Hou-1] Hou, L. et al. (2005)

[2] Wang S. 2008. Rediscussion in the taxonomic assignment ofStruthio linxiaensisHou, et al., 2005.Acta Paleotologica Sinica47:362–368.

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