Ratite

Ratites Temporal range: Paleocene-Holocene 56–0 Ma PreЄ Є O S D C P T J K Pg N Possible Late Cretaceous record
Southern cassowary (Casuarius casuarius)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Aves
Infraclass:	Palaeognathae Pycraft, 1900
Orders
Struthioniformes ostrich Rheiformes rhea Casuariiformes cassowary and emu †Aepyornithiformes elephant bird †Dinornithiformes moa Apterygiformes kiwi
Synonyms
Grallae Linnaeus, 1760 Nudipedes Schäffer, 1774 Fissipedes bidactyles Schäffer, 1774 Retipedes Scopoli, 1777 Struthiones Latham, 1790 Campestres Illiger, 1811 Cursores Illiger, 1811 Proceri Illiger, 1811 Megistanes Vieillot, 1816 Brevipennes Cuvier, 1817 Pressirostres Cuvier, 1817 Inertes Temminck, 1820 Ratitae Ranzani, 1823 Rasores Vigors, 1826 Cursitrices MacGillivray, 1840 Grallatores Keyserling & Bl., 1840 Proceres Sunder., 1872 Struthiornithiformes

Struthioniformes ostrich
Rheiformes rhea
Casuariiformes cassowary and emu
†Aepyornithiformes elephant bird
†Dinornithiformes moa
Apterygiformes kiwi

Grallae Linnaeus, 1760
Nudipedes Schäffer, 1774
Fissipedes bidactyles Schäffer, 1774
Retipedes Scopoli, 1777
Struthiones Latham, 1790
Campestres Illiger, 1811
Cursores Illiger, 1811
Proceri Illiger, 1811
Megistanes Vieillot, 1816
Brevipennes Cuvier, 1817
Pressirostres Cuvier, 1817
Inertes Temminck, 1820
Ratitae Ranzani, 1823
Rasores Vigors, 1826
Cursitrices MacGillivray, 1840
Grallatores Keyserling & Bl., 1840
Proceres Sunder., 1872
Struthiornithiformes