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Dromaius (emu)
Taxonomy
Dromaius was named by Vieillot (1816). It is extant.
It was assigned to Ratitae by De Vis (1905); to Dromaiidae by Houde (1988), Carroll (1988); to Casuariidae by Clements et al. (2017); and to Dromaiinae by Boles (1997), del Hoyo et al. (2014), Worthy and Nguyen (2020).
It was assigned to Ratitae by De Vis (1905); to Dromaiidae by Houde (1988), Carroll (1988); to Casuariidae by Clements et al. (2017); and to Dromaiinae by Boles (1997), del Hoyo et al. (2014), Worthy and Nguyen (2020).
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
|---|---|
| 1816 | Dromaius Vieillot |
| 1905 | Dromaius De Vis p. 25 |
| 1988 | Dromaius Carroll |
| 1988 | Dromaius Houde |
| 1997 | Dromaius Boles p. 236 |
| 2014 | Dromaius del Hoyo et al. |
| 2017 | Dromaius Clements et al. |
| 2020 | Dromaius Worthy and Nguyen p. 69 |
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If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.
G. Dromaius Vieillot 1816 [emu]
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†Dromaius arleyekweke Yates and Worthy 2019
†Dromaius minor Spencer 1906 [King island emu]
Dromaius novaehollandiae Latham 1790 [Common emu]
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†Dromaius novaehollandiae baudinianus Parker 1984 [Kangaroo island emu]
†Dromaius novaehollandiae diemenensis Le Souëf 1904
†Dromaius novaehollandiae minor Spencer and Kershaw 1910
Invalid names: Dromaius gracilipes De Vis 1892 [synonym], Dromaius patricius De Vris 1888 [synonym], Metapteryx bifrons De Vis 1892 [synonym]
†Dromaius ocypus Miller 1963
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
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| References: Benton 1983, Kiessling 2004, Marsh 1875 | |||||
Age range
Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Middle Miocene to the top of the Late/Upper Pleistocene or 15.98000 to 0.01170 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 11.63 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 11.63 Ma
Collections (15 total)
| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
|---|---|---|---|
| Middle Miocene | Australia (Northern Territory) | Dromaius sp. (13314) | |
| Late/Upper Miocene | Australia (Northern Territory) | Dromaius arleyekweke (135707) Dromaius sp. (13315) | |
| Early/Lower Pliocene | Australia (Queensland) | Dromaius novaehollandiae (13318) | |
| Zanclean | Australia (South Australia) | Dromaius novaehollandiae, Dromaius sp. (13317) | |
| Pliocene | Australia (South Australia) | Dromaius ocypus (13316) | |
| Pleistocene | Australia (South Australia) | Dromaius novaehollandiae (28298 136073 136076) | |
| Middle Pleistocene | Australia (South Australia) | Dromaius novaehollandiae (28364) | |
| Late/Upper Pleistocene (late glacial) | Australia (Victoria) | Dromaius sp. (92836) | |
| Late/Upper Pleistocene | Australia (South Australia) | Dromaius novaehollandiae (182079) Dromaius sp. (13319) | |
| Late/Upper Pleistocene | Australia (Queensland) | Dromaius novaehollandiae (210195 210197) |