Aves - Casuariiformes - Casuariidae
Alternative combination: Dromaius gidju
Full reference: C. Patterson and P. V. Rich. 1987. The fossil history of the emus, Dromaius (Aves: Dromaiinae). Records of the South Australian Museum 25(2):85-117
Belongs to Emuarius according to W. E. Boles 1991
See also Mayr 2009, Patterson and Rich 1987 and Worthy and Nguyen 2020
Sister taxon: Emuarius guljaruba
Type specimen: SAMP26779, a set of limb elements (associated distal tibiotarsal fragment, proximal tarsometatarsus, and complete set of pedal phalanges). Its type locality is Leaf locality, Lake Ngapakaldi, which is in an Oligocene/Miocene fluvial-lacustrine horizon in the Wipajiri Formation of Australia.
Ecology: ground dwelling carnivore
Distribution:
• Miocene of Australia (1 collection)
• Oligocene to Miocene of Australia (1)
Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence
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