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Dromaius novaehollandiae (Common emu)

Reptilia - Casuariiformes - Casuariidae

Taxonomy
Casuarius novaehollandiae was named by Latham (1790). It is extant.

It was recombined as Dromaius novaehollandiae by Vieillot (1816), Patterson and Rich (1987), del Hoyo et al. (2014), Clements et al. (2017) and Worthy and Nguyen (2020).

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1790Casuarius novaehollandiae Latham
1816Dromaius novaehollandiae Vieillot
1888Dromaius patricius De Vris
1892Dromaius gracilipes De Vis p. 445
1892Metapteryx bifrons De Vis p. 453
1905Dromaius patricius De Vis p. 25
1933Dromaius patricius Lambrecht p. 111
1933Dromaius gracilipes Lambrecht p. 113
1933Metapteryx bifrons Lambrecht p. 222
1987Dromaius novaehollandiae Patterson and Rich
2014Dromaius novaehollandiae del Hoyo et al.
2017Dromaius novaehollandiae Clements et al.
2020Dromaius novaehollandiae Worthy and Nguyen p. 70

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
—Osteichthyes()
subclassSarcopterygii()
subclassDipnotetrapodomorpha(Nelson 2006)
subclassTetrapodomorpha()
—Tetrapoda
—Reptiliomorpha
—Anthracosauria
subclassAmphibiosauriaKuhn 1967
—Cotylosauria()
—Amniota
—Sauropsida
classReptilia
subclassEureptilia()
—Romeriida
—Diapsida()
—Archosauromorpha(Huene 1946)
—Crocopoda
RankNameAuthor
—ArchosauriformesGauthier 1986
—Eucrocopoda
—Archosauria()
informalAvemetatarsalia
—Ornithodira
—Dinosauromorpha
—Dinosauriformes
—Dinosauria()
—Theropoda()
—Neotheropoda
—AverostraPaul 2002
—Tetanurae
—Coelurosauria()
—Maniraptora
—Paraves
classAves
subclassNeornithesGadow 1893
superorderPalaeognathaePycraft 1900
—Ratitae(Merrem 1813)
superorderCasuariimorphae
orderCasuariiformes
familyCasuariidaeKaup 1847
genusDromaiusVieillot 1816
speciesnovaehollandiae(Latham 1790)

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.

Dromaius novaehollandiae Latham 1790 [Common emu]
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†Dromaius novaehollandiae baudinianus Parker 1984 [Kangaroo island emu]
†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]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: hydroxyapatiteo
Entire body: yeso
Adult length: 10 to < 100o
Adult width: 1.0 to < 10o
Adult height: 1.0 to < 10o
Architecture: compact or denseo
Ontogeny: accretion, modification of partso
Grouping: solitaryo
Environment: terrestrialo
Locomotion: actively mobileo
Life habit: ground dwellingo
Diet: carnivoresubo
Reproduction: oviparouso
Dispersal: direct/internalo
Dispersal 2: mobileo
Created: 2009-01-03 20:39:15
Modified: 2009-01-03 22:39:15
Source: subo = suborder, o = order
References: Benton 1983, Marsh 1875

Age range: base of the Early/Lower Pliocene to the top of the Late/Upper Pleistocene or 5.33300 to 0.01170 Ma

Collections (9 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Pliocene5.333 - 3.6Australia (Queensland) Dromaius novaehollandiae (13318)
Zanclean5.333 - 3.6Australia (South Australia) Dromaius novaehollandiae (13317)
Pleistocene2.588 - 0.0117Australia (South Australia) Dromaius novaehollandiae (28298 136073 136076)
Middle Pleistocene0.774 - 0.129Australia (South Australia) Dromaius novaehollandiae (28364)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Australia (South Australia) Dromaius novaehollandiae (182079)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Australia (Queensland) Dromaius novaehollandiae (210195 210197)