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Dromornithidae
Taxonomy
Dromornithidae was named by Fürbringer (1888) [also but incorrectly attributed to Vigors 1825].
It was assigned to Casuariiformes by Lambrecht (1933), Wetmore (1960) and Carroll (1988); to Anseriformes by Murray and Megirian (1998); to Dromornithiformes by Livezey and Zusi (2007); to Dromornithes by Worthy et al. (2017); and to Gastornithiformes by Worthy and Nguyen (2020).
It was assigned to Casuariiformes by Lambrecht (1933), Wetmore (1960) and Carroll (1988); to Anseriformes by Murray and Megirian (1998); to Dromornithiformes by Livezey and Zusi (2007); to Dromornithes by Worthy et al. (2017); and to Gastornithiformes by Worthy and Nguyen (2020).
Subtaxa
Synonyms
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Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 1866 | Dromaius australis Woods |
| 1888 | Dromornithidae Fürbringer |
| 1933 | Dromornithidae Lambrecht p. 116 |
| 1960 | Dromornithidae Wetmore p. 23 |
| 1988 | Dromornithidae Carroll |
| 1998 | Dromornithidae Murray and Megirian p. 52 |
| 2007 | Dromornithidae Livezey and Zusi p. 90 |
| 2017 | Dromornithidae Worthy et al. |
| 2020 | Dromornithidae Worthy and Nguyen p. 72 |
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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.
Fm. †Dromornithidae Fürbringer 1888
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G. †Bullockornis Rich 1979
G. †Dromornis Owen 1872
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†Dromornis australis Owen 1872
†Dromornis murrayi Worthy et al. 2016
†Dromornis planei Rich 1979
†Dromornis stirtoni Rich 1979
Invalid names: Dromaius australis Woods 1866 [nomen nudum]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
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| References: Livezey 1997, Marsh 1875 | |||||
Age range: base of the Chattian to the top of the Late/Upper Pleistocene or 28.10000 to 0.01170 Ma
Collections (8 total)
| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
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| Chattian | Australia (Queensland) | Dromornis murrayi (134945) | |
| Aquitanian - Burdigalian | Australia (Queensland) | Bullockornis sp., Barawertornis tedfordi (183096) | |
| Middle Miocene | Australia (Northern Territory) | Bullockornis planei (13314) | |
| Middle Miocene | Australia (Queensland) | Dromornithidae indet. (53951) | |
| Late/Upper Miocene | Australia (Northern Territory) | Ilbandornis sp., Dromornis stirtoni (92840) | |
| Pleistocene | Australia (New South Wales) | Genyornis indet. (182965) | |
| Pleistocene | Australia (South Australia) | Ilbandornis sp. (135983) | |
| Late/Upper Pleistocene (late glacial) | Australia (Victoria) | Genyornis sp. (92836) |