Casuarius lydekkeri explained

Casuarius lydekkeri, also called the pygmy cassowary, is an extinct species of cassowary.

Distribution and habitat

Casuarius lydekkeri was distributed in New South Wales during the Pleistocene, its bones being found in caves near Wellington significantly further south than extant cassowaries, which are confined to Far North Queensland.^[1] It is also known from deposits from the central highlands, Papua New Guinea.^[2]

Notes and References

1. Miller . Alden H. . The history and significance of the fossil Casuarius lydekkeri . 1962-06-19 . Records of the Australian Museum . 25 . 10 . 235–238 . 10.3853/j.0067-1975.25.1962.662 . 0067-1975.
2. Rich . P.V. . Plane . Michael . Schroeder . Natalie . A pygmy cassowary (Casuarius lydekkeri) from late Pleistocene bog deposits at Pureni, Papua New Guinea . BMR Journal of Australian Geology and Geophysics . 1988 . 10 . 4 . 377–389 . amp.