Emuarius gidju

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: Dromaiinae
Genus: †Emuarius
Species: †Emuarius gidju

Name

Emuarius gidju (Patterson & Rich, 1987)

Type locality: Australia, South Australia, Lake Eyre Basin, Tirari Sub-basin, Lake Ngapakaldi, Leaf Locality (UCMP locality V6213)

Holotype: SAM P26779

Synonyms

• Dromaius gidju Patterson & Rich, 1987: 96 (protonym)
• Emuarius gidju Boles, 1992

References

Primary references

• Patterson, C. & Rich, P.V. 1987. The fossil history of the emus, Dromaius (Aves: Dromaiinae). Records of the South Australian Museum 21(2): 85–117. BHL Reference page. 
• Boles, W.E. 1992. Revision of Dromaius gidju Patterson and Rich, 1987 from Riversleigh, northwestern Queensland, Australia, with a reassessment of its generic position. in Campbell, K.E., Jr. (ed.) Papers in avian paleontology honoring Pierce Brodkorb. Science Series (Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County) 36: 195–208. ResearchGate Reference page. 

Additional references

• Boles, W. E. 2001. A new emu (Dromaiinae) from the Late Oligocene Etadunna Formation. Emu 101: 317–321. DOI: 10.1071/MU00052 ResearchGate 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.