Family Casuariidae Kaup 1847 (cassowary)
PaleoDB taxon number: 39286
Alternative spelling: Casuaridae
Parent taxon: Casuariiformes according to J. F. Clements et al. 2017
Sister taxon: Dromaiidae
Subtaxa: Casuariinae, Dromaiinae, Dromaius, Emuarius
Ecology: ground dwelling carnivore