Fossile Casuariiformes

Casuariidae

Casuarius lydekkeri Rothschild [1]

Dromaius arleyekweke Yates & Worthy [3]
Dromaius ocypus (Miller) [3]

Emuarius gidju (Patterson & Rich) [2]
Emuarius guljaruba (Boles) [2]

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Quellen:

[1] P. V. Rich; M. Plane; N. Schroeder: A pygmy cassowary (Casuarius lydekkeri) from late Pleistocene bog deposits at Pureni, Papua New Guinea. BMR Journal of Australian Geology and Geophysics 10(4): 377-389. 1988
[2] Walter E. Boles: A new emu (Dromaiinae) from the Late Oligocene Etadunna Formation. Emu 101(4): 317-321. 2001
[3] A. M. Yates; T. E. Worthy: A diminutive species of emu (Casuariidae: Dromaiinae) from the late Miocene of the Northern Territory, Australia. Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology 39(4): 1-15. 2019

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bearbeitet: 10.04.2022