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List of casuariidae species


The paleognaths (Palaeognathae) are a clade of bird species of gondwanic distribution in Africa, South America, New Guinea, Australia and New Zealand. The group have more than 50 living species and includes the ostriches, rheas, kiwis, emus, cassowaries and tinamous. They are, with Neognathae, the two main lineages of modern birds (Neornithes). Extinct species assignment follows the Mikko's Phylogeny Archive, Paleofile.com website and Brodkob.

Phylogeny based on the work of John Boyd.

Struthio Linnaeus 1758 (ostriches)

Rhea Brisson 1760 (rheas)

Dromaius Vieillot 1816 (emus)

Casuarius Brisson 1760 (cassowaries)

Apteryx Shaw 1813 (kiwis)

Aepyornithidae (Bonaparte 1853) (elephant birds)

Megalapteryx Haast 1886 (upland moa)

Dinornis Owen 1843 (giant moas)

Pachyornis Lydekker 1891 (stout moas)

Anomalopteryx Reichenbach 1853 (bush moa)

Emeus Reichenbach 1853 (eastern moa)


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