Emuarius is an
extinctgenus of
casuariiformflightless 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]
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