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Under construction Taxon: Family Struthionidae Batsch, 1788, nom. corr. - ostriches
 Classification by: 
Natura - nature
   Mundus Plinius - physical world
     Naturalia - natural bodies
       Biota
         Domain Eukaryota Chatton, 1925 - eukaryotes
           Unikonta
             Opisthokonta Cavalier-Smith, 1987
               Holozoa
                 Kingdom Animalia C. Linnaeus, 1758 - animals
                   Epitheliozoa Ax, 1996
                     Eumetazoa Bütschli, 1910 - eumetazoans
                       Bilateria Hatschek, 1888 - bilaterians
                         Eubilateria Ax, 1987
                           Superphylum Deuterostomia Grobben, 1908 - deuterostomes
                             Phylum Chordata Bateson, 1885 - chordates
                               Subphylum Vertebrata Cuvier, 1812 - vertebrates
                                 Myopterygii - myopterygians
                                   Superclass Gnathostomata Zittel, 1879 - jawed vertebrates
                                     Grade Teleostomi C.L. Bonaparte, 1836
                                       Euteleostomi - bony vertebrates
                                         Sarcopterygii (Romer, 1955)
                                           Rhipidistia Cope, 1887
                                             Tetrapodomorpha Ahlberg, 1991
                                               Osteolepidimorpha
                                                 Superclass Tetrapoda Goodrich, 1930 - tetrapods
                                                   Reptiliomorpha Säve-Söderbergh, 1934
                                                     Batrachosauria
                                                       Amniota Haeckel, 1866 - amniotes
                                                         Reptilia
                                                           Eureptilia Olson, 1947
                                                             Romeriida
                                                               Diapsida Osborn, 1903
                                                                 Eosuchia Broom, 1914
                                                                   Neodiapsida Gauthier, 1984
                                                                     Sauria Macartney, 1802
                                                                       Archosauromorpha von Huene, 1946
                                                                         Archosauria Cope, 1869
                                                                           Avesuchia
                                                                             Avemetatarsalia Benton, 1999
                                                                               Ornithodira
                                                                                 Dinosauromorpha
                                                                                   Dinosauriformes
                                                                                     Dinosauria Owen, 1842b
                                                                                       Saurischia Seeley, 1887a
                                                                                         Eusaurischia Padian et al., 1999
                                                                                           Theropoda Marsh, 1881a
                                                                                             Tetanurae Gauthier, 1986
                                                                                               Avetheropoda Paul, 1988a
                                                                                                 Coelurosauria von Huene, 1914a
                                                                                                   Tyrannoraptora
                                                                                                     Maniraptoriformes T. Holtz, 1996a
                                                                                                       Maniraptora Gauthier, 1986
                                                                                                         Paraves Sereno, 1997
                                                                                                           Avialae Gauthier, 1986
                                                                                                             Class Aves C. Linnaeus, 1758 - birds
                                                                                                               Pygostylia
                                                                                                                 Ornithothoraces Chiappe, 1995
                                                                                                                   Ornithuromorpha Chiappe, 2002
                                                                                                                     Ornithurae Haeckel, 1866
                                                                                                                       Carinatae Merrem, 1813
                                                                                                                         Subclass Neornithes Gadow, 1893
                                                                                                                           Cohort Palaeognathae Pycraft, 1900
                                                                                                                             Subcohort Ratitae Merrem, 1813
                                                                                                                               Superorder Struthionimorphae B.C. Livezey & R.L. Zusi, 2007
                                                                                                                                 Order Struthioniformes Latham, 1790
                                                                                                                                   Suborder Struthioni
                                                                                                                                     Family Struthionidae Batsch, 1788, nom. corr. - ostriches
                                                                                                                                       Genus Struthio C. Linnaeus, 1758
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