Dromaius novaehollandiae Latham 1790 (Common emu)

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

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Distribution:

• Quaternary of Australia (7 collections)

• Pliocene of Australia (2)

Total: 9 collections each including a single occurrence

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