Dromaius australis Woods, 1866:7

Taxonomy & Nomenclature

Synonym/s: Dromaius australis Woods, 1882

Invalid (nomen dubium) (Worthy & Nguyen, 2020; Worthy et al., 2024).

Conservation Status

Invalid (nomen dubium)

Last record: presumably Late Pleistocene

Distribution

South Australia, Australia

Biology & Ecology

Hypodigm

Media

References

Original scientific description:

Woods, 1866: Report on the geology and mineralogy of the south-eastern district the colony of South Australia

Other references:

Brodkorb, Pierce. (1963). Catalogue of fossil birds. Part 1 (Archaeopterygiformes through Ardeiformes). Bulletin of the Florida State Museum, Biological Sciences 7(4): 179-293.

Condon, H. T. (1975). Checklist of the Birds of Australia. Part 1 Non-Passerines. Royal Australasian Union.

Murray, P. F. and Vickers-Rich, Patricia. (2004). Magnificent Mihirungs: The Colossal Flightless Birds of the Australian Dreamtime. Indiana University Press. 410 pp.

Woods 1882, Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales 7(3): 387.

Worthy, Trevor H. and Nguyen, Jacqueline M. T. (2020). An annotated checklist of the fossil birds of Australia. Transactions of the Royal Society of South Australia 144(1): 66-108.

Worthy, Trevor H., Nguyen, Jacqueline M. T. and Travouillon, Kenny J. (2024). Checklist of the Fossil Bird Species of Australia. Available from: https://www.australasianpalaeontologists.com/national-fossil-species-lists [Accessed 24 November 2024]

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