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A pygmy cassowary (Casuarius lydekkeri) from late Pleistocene bog deposits at Pureni, Papua New Guinea

Created 17/10/2025

Updated 17/10/2025

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Bones of a tiny cassowary from late Pleistocene bog deposits in the Southern Highlands of New Guinea are indistinguishable from bones of Casuarius lydekkeri of unknown provenance. The relationship of these fossils to another small fossil cassowary from Pliocene sediments in the Bulolo area of New Guinea is unknown. All the fossil cassowary material is distinct from corresponding bones of extant cassowaries. Until more material is found it will be impossible to determine the relationship between the extinct and extant forms.

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Title A pygmy cassowary (Casuarius lydekkeri) from late Pleistocene bog deposits at Pureni, Papua New Guinea
Language eng
Licence Not Specified
Landing Page https://data.gov.au/data/dataset/75850fbc-998d-4483-ac28-345cd76a736c
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Reference Period 20/04/2018
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This dataset was originally found on Geoscience Australia "A pygmy cassowary (Casuarius lydekkeri) from late Pleistocene bog deposits at Pureni, Papua New Guinea". Please visit the source to access the original metadata of the dataset:
https://ecat.ga.gov.au/geonetwork/srv/eng/csw/dataset/a-pygmy-cassowary-casuarius-lydekkeri-from-late-pleistocene-bog-deposits-at-pureni-papua-new-gu