Casuariidae
The bird family Casuariidae has four surviving members: the three species of cassowary and the emu.
All living members of the family are very large flightless birds native to Australia-New Guinea.
Species
- † Emuarius Boles, 1992
- *† E. gidju Boles, 1992
- *† E. guljaruba Boles, 2001
- Casuarius Brisson, 1760
- *† C. lydekkeri Rothschild, 1911
- * C. casuarius
- * C. unappendiculatus Blyth, 1860
- * C. bennetti Gould, 1857
- ** C. b. westermanni
- ** C. b. bennetti Gould, 1857 Dromaius Vieillot, 1816
- * †D. arleyekweke Yates & Worthy 2019
- * †D. ocypus Miller 1963
- * D. novaehollandiae
- ** †D. n. diemenensis Le Souef, 1907
- ** †D. n. minor Spencer, 1906
- ** †D. n. baudinianus Parker, SA, 1984
- ** ''D. n. novaehollandiae''
Systematics and evolution
The fossil record of casuariforms is interesting, but not very extensive.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.