Emuarius

Emuarius
Temporal range: Late Oligocene–Early Miocene
Scientific classification
Kingdom:Animalia
Phylum:Chordata
Class:Aves
Order:Casuariiformes
Family:Dromaiidae
Genus:†Emuarius
Boles, 1992
Species
  • Emuarius guljaruba Boles, 2001
  • Emuarius gidju (Patterson & Rich, 1987)

Emuarius is an extinct genus of flightless bird from Australia that lived during the early Miocene and late Oligocene. It is one of two known genera of emu. There are two known species in the genus, Emuarius gidju and Emuarius guljaruba. The birds in this genus are known as emuwaries. Some Australian fossils initially believed to be from emus were recognized to represent a distinct genus, Emuarius, which had a cassowary-like skull and femur and an emu-like lower leg and foot.[1]

References

  1. ↑ Boles, W.E. 1992. Revision of Dromaius gidju Patterson and Rich, 1987 from Riversleigh, northwestern Queensland, Australia, with a reassessment of its generic position. Los Angeles County Museum, Science Series. 36. 195-208
  • Wildlife of Gondwana: Dinosaurs and Other Vertebrates from the Ancient Supercontinent (Life of the Past) by Pat Vickers Rich, Thomas Hewitt Rich, Francesco Coffa, and Steven Morton
  • Magnificent Mihirungs: The Colossal Flightless Birds of the Australian Dreamtime (Life of the Past) by Peter F. Murray, Patricia Vickers-Rich, and Pat Vickers Rich
  • Boles, W. E. (2001). A new emu (Dromaiinae) from the Late Oligocene Etadunna Formation. Emu 101 (4): 317 - 321. Abstract


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