Dromaius Vieillot 1816 (emu)
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Aves - Casuariiformes - Casuariidae
Parent taxon: Casuariidae according to J. F. Clements et al. 2017
See also Boles 1997, Carroll 1988, De Vis 1905, del Hoyo et al. 2014, Houde 1988 and Worthy and Nguyen 2020
Sister taxa: Casuariinae, Dromaiinae
Subtaxa: Dromaius arleyekweke Dromaius minor Dromaius novaehollandiae Dromaius ocypus
Ecology: ground dwelling carnivore
Distribution:
• Quaternary of Australia (9 collections)
• Pliocene of Australia (3)
• Miocene of Australia (3)
Total: 15 collections including 17 occurrences
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