Casuariiformes

Casuariiformes; Temporal range: Possible Paleocene appearance.
	Southern cassowary
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Aves
Infraclass:	Palaeognathae
Clade:	Novaeratitae
Order:	Casuariiformes; (Sclater, 1880) Forbes, 1884
Families
	Casuariidae; Dromaiidae;
Diversity
	1 family, 4 genera (including 2 extinct),; 9 species (including 5 extinct)
Synonyms
	Casuarii Sclater, 1880;

The Casuariiformes /kæsjuːˈæri.ɪfɔːrmiːz/ is an order of large flightless birds that has four surviving members: the three species of cassowary, and the only remaining species of emu. They are divided into either a single family, Casuariidae, or more typically two, with the emu splitting off into its own family, Dromaiidae.

All four living members are native to Australia-New Guinea,^[3] but some possible extinct taxa occurred in other landmasses.

^ Brand, S. (2008)
^ Brodkob, Pierce (1963). "Catalogue of fossil birds 1- Archaeopterygiformes through Ardeiformes". Biological Sciences, Bulletin of the Florida State Museum. 7 (4): 180–293. Retrieved 30 December 2015.
^ Clements, J (2007)

[Brands-1] Brand, S. (2008)

[2] Brodkob, Pierce (1963). "Catalogue of fossil birds 1- Archaeopterygiformes through Ardeiformes". Biological Sciences, Bulletin of the Florida State Museum. 7 (4): 180–293. Retrieved 30 December 2015.

[Clements,_J_(2007)-3] Clements, J (2007)

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