Order Casuariiformes (cassowary)
Parent taxon: Casuariimorphae according to B. C. Livezey and R. L. Zusi 2007
See also Carroll 1988, Mayr 2022 and Wetmore 1960
Sister taxa: none
Subtaxa: Casuariidae Dromaiidae
Ecology: ground dwelling carnivore
Distribution:
• Quaternary of Australia (9 collections)
• Pliocene of Australia (3), Papua New Guinea (1)
• Miocene of Australia (4)
• Oligocene to Miocene of Australia (1)
Total: 18 collections including 20 occurrences