Biology:Emuarius
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Short description: Extinct genus of birds
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Infraclass: | Palaeognathae |
| Order: | Casuariiformes |
| Family: | Dromaiidae |
| Genus: | †Emuarius Boles, 1992 |
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Emuarius is an extinct genus of casuariiform flightless bird from Australia that lived during the early Miocene and late Oligocene. It is one of two known genera of emu.[3] There are two known species in the genus, Emuarius gidju and Emuarius guljaruba. The birds in this genus are known as emuwaries. This name comes from a combination of emu and cassowary. This is due to its cassowary-like skull and femur and emu-like lower leg and foot.[4] Because of these similarities it is phylogenetically placed between cassowaries and emus.[5]
References
- ↑ Boles, Walter E. (2001). "A new emu (Dromaiinae) from the Late Oligocene Etadunna Formation". Emu - Austral Ornithology 101 (4): 317–321. doi:10.1071/MU00052. http://www.publish.csiro.au/paper/MU00052.htm.
- ↑ Patterson, C.; Rich, P. V. (1987). "The fossil history of the emus, Dromaius (Aves: Dromaiinae)". Records of the South Australian Museum 21 (2): 85–11. https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/40781397#page/93/mode/1up.
- ↑ Worthy, Trevor H.; Hand, Suzanne J.; Archer, Michael (Mar 2014). "Phylogenetic relationships of the Australian Oligo-Miocene ratite Emuarius gidju Casuariidae". Integrative Zoology 9 (2): 148–166. doi:10.1111/1749-4877.12050. ISSN 1749-4877. PMID 24673760. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/24673760/.
- ↑ Boles, Walter E. (1992). "Revision of Dromaius gidju Patterson and Rich, 1987 from Riversleigh, northwestern Queensland, Australia, with a reassessment of its generic position". Papers in Avian Paleontology (Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County, Science Series) 36: 195–208. http://www.create.unsw.edu.au/research/files/!Boles%20(1992)%20Revision%20of%20Dromaius%20gidju.pdf.
- ↑ Boles, Walter (1992-01-01). "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. https://www.researchgate.net/publication/261711055.
- Vickers-Rich, Patricia; Rich, Thomas Hewitt; Coffa, Francesco; Morton-->, Steven (1999). Wildlife of Gondwana: Dinosaurs and Other Vertebrates from the Ancient Supercontinent. Life of the Past. Bloomington: Indiana University Press. ISBN 978-0253336439.
- Murray, Peter F.; Vickers-Rich, Patricia (2004). Magnificent Mihirungs: The Colossal Flightless Birds of the Australian Dreamtime. Life of the Past. Bloomington: Indiana University Press. ISBN 978-0253342829.
Wikidata ☰ Q3501127 entry
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