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Casuariinae
Taxonomy
Casuariinae is a subfamily. It is extant.
It was assigned to Casuariidae by Boles (1997), del Hoyo et al. (2014), Worthy and Nguyen (2020).
It was assigned to Casuariidae by Boles (1997), del Hoyo et al. (2014), Worthy and Nguyen (2020).
Subtaxa
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 1997 | Casuariinae Boles p. 236 |
| 2014 | Casuariinae del Hoyo et al. |
| 2020 | Casuariinae Worthy and Nguyen p. 68 |
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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.
Subfm. Casuariinae
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G. Casuarius Brisson 1760 [cassowary]
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Casuarius bennetti Gould 1857 [Dwarf cassowary]
Casuarius casuarius Linnaeus 1758 [Southern cassowary]
†Casuarius lydekkeri Rothschild 1891
Casuarius unappendiculatus Blyth 1860 [Northern cassowary]
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: Late/Upper Pliocene or 3.60000 to 2.58000 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 2.58 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 2.58 Ma
Collections: one only
| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
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| Late/Upper Pliocene | Papua New Guinea (Morobe) | Casuarius sp. (36266) |