Family Casuariidae Kaup 1847 (cassowary)
Aves - Casuariiformes - Casuariidae
Alternative spelling: Casuaridae
Parent taxon: Casuariiformes according to J. F. Clements et al. 2017
See also Carroll 1988, De Vis 1892, del Hoyo et al. 2014, Lambrecht 1933, Livezey and Zusi 2007 and Mayr 2009
Sister taxon: Dromaiidae
Subtaxa: Casuariinae Dromaiinae Dromaius
Ecology: ground dwelling carnivore
Distribution:
• Quaternary of Australia (9 collections)
• Pliocene of Australia (3), Papua New Guinea (1)
• Miocene of Australia (4)
• Oligocene to Miocene of Australia (1)
Total: 18 collections including 20 occurrences