Casuarius lydekkeri

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Casuariiformes

Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Unikonta Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Superphylum: Deuterostomia Phylum: Chordata Subphylum: Vertebrata Infraphylum: Gnathostomata Megaclassis: Osteichthyes Cladus: Sarcopterygii Cladus: Rhipidistia Cladus: Tetrapodomorpha Cladus: Eotetrapodiformes Cladus: Elpistostegalia Superclassis: Tetrapoda Cladus: Reptiliomorpha Cladus: Amniota Classis: Reptilia Cladus: Eureptilia Cladus: Romeriida Subclassis: Diapsida Cladus: Sauria Infraclassis: Archosauromorpha Cladus: Crurotarsi Cladus: Archosauria Cladus: Avemetatarsalia Cladus: Ornithodira Cladus: Dinosauromorpha Cladus: Dinosauriformes Cladus: Dracohors Cladus: Dinosauria Cladus: Saurischia Cladus: Eusaurischia Subordo: Theropoda Cladus: Neotheropoda Cladus: Averostra Cladus: Tetanurae Cladus: Avetheropoda Cladus: Coelurosauria Cladus: Tyrannoraptora Cladus: Maniraptoromorpha Cladus: Maniraptoriformes Cladus: Maniraptora Cladus: Pennaraptora Cladus: Paraves Cladus: Eumaniraptora Cladus: Avialae Classis/Infraclassis: Aves Cladus: Avebrevicauda Cladus: Pygostylia Cladus: Ornithothoraces Cladus: Ornithuromorpha Cladus: Carinatae Subclassis/Parvclassis: Neornithes Infraclassis/Cohors: Palaeognathae Ordo: Casuariiformes

Familia: Casuariidae
Subfamilia: Casuariinae
Genus: Casuarius
Species: †Casuarius lydekkeri

Name

Casuarius lydekkeri Rothschild, 1911: 151

Type locality: Australia

Holotype: AM F.50094

References

Primary references

• Lydekker, R. 1891. Catalogue of the fossil birds in the British Museum (Natural History). British Museum (Natural History): London. BHL DOI: 10.5962/bhl.title.8301 Reference page.  p. 353
• Rothschild, L.W. 1911. On the former and present distribution of the so called Ratitae or Ostrich-like birds with certain deductions and a description of a new form by C.W. Andrews BHL In Schalow, H. Verhandlungen des V. Internationalen Ornithologen-Kongresses in Berlin 30. Mai bis 4. Juni 1910. BHL Reference page.  p. 151, 162

Additional references

• Miller, A.H. 1962. The history and significance of the fossil Casuarius lydekkeri. Records of the Australian Museum 25(10): 235–238. DOI: 10.3853/j.0067-1975.25.1962.662 Reference page. 
• Worthy, T.E. & Nguyen, J.M.T. 2020. An annotated checklist of the fossil birds of Australia. Transactions of the Royal Society of South Australia 144(1): 66–108 DOI: 10.1080/03721426.2020.1756560 Reference page.