Dromaius

Dromaius novaehollandiae, Victoria, Australia

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Casuariiformes
Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Superphylum: Deuterostomia Phylum: Chordata Cladus: Craniata Subphylum: Vertebrata Infraphylum: Gnathostomata Superclassis: Tetrapoda Cladus: Reptiliomorpha Cladus: Amniota Classis: Reptilia Cladus: Eureptilia Cladus: Romeriida Subclassis: Diapsida Cladus: Sauria Infraclassis: Archosauromorpha Cladus: Crurotarsi Divisio: Archosauria Subsectio: Ornithodira Subtaxon: Dinosauromorpha Cladus: Dracohors Superordo: Dinosauria Ordo: Saurischia Subordo: Theropoda Cladus: Neotheropoda Classis: Aves Cladus: Euavialae Cladus: Avebrevicauda Cladus: Pygostylia Cladus: Ornithothoraces Cladus: Euornithes Cladus: Ornithuromorpha Cladus: Ornithurae Subclassis: Carinatae Infraclassis: Neornithes Parvclassis: Palaeognathae Ordo: Casuariiformes

Familia: Dromaiidae
Genus: Dromaius
Species: D. novaehollandiae

Species extincta: †D. ocypus

Name

Dromaius Vieillot, 1816

Synonyms

Metapteryx De Vis, 1892

References

Primary references

Vieillot, L.J.P. 1816. Analyse d'une nouvelle ornithologie élémentaire. 70 pp. Paris: Deterville. Original description p.54 Reference page. 70 BHL

References

De Vis, C. W. (1892). Residue of the extinct birds of Queensland as yet detected. Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales (2), 6: 437–456, plates XXIII-XXIV. BHL
Boles, W. E. (2001). A new emu (Dromaiinae) from the Late Oligocene Etadunna Formation. Emu 101: 317–321. DOI: 10.1071/MU00052
Patterson, C., & Rich, P. V. (1987). The fossil history of the emus, Dromaius (Aves: Dromaiinae). Records of the South Australian Museum 21: 85–117. PDF

Vernacular names

English: Dromaius
Esperanto: Dromiceo
español: Emúes
suomi: Emut
italiano: Dromaius
日本語: エミュー属
lietuvių: Emu
Nederlands: Emoes
русский: Эму
svenska: Emuer

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