Dromaius novaehollandiae Latham 1790 (Common emu)
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Aves - Casuariiformes - Casuariidae
Alternative combination: Casuarius novaehollandiae
Synonyms: Dromaius gracilipes De Vis 1892, Dromaius patricius De Vris 1888, Metapteryx bifrons De Vis 1892
Belongs to Dromaius according to J. F. Clements et al. 2017
See also De Vis 1892, De Vis 1905, del Hoyo et al. 2014, Lambrecht 1933, Patterson and Rich 1987 and Worthy and Nguyen 2020
Sister taxa: Dromaius arleyekweke, Dromaius minor, Dromaius ocypus
Subtaxa: Dromaius novaehollandiae baudinianus Dromaius novaehollandiae diemenensis Dromaius novaehollandiae minor
Distribution:
• Quaternary of Australia (7 collections)
• Pliocene of Australia (2)
Total: 9 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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