Dromaius novaehollandiae

Emu

This emu footprint comes from fossil sand dune sediments in Lincoln National Park at the bottom of the Eyre Peninsula in South Australia. It is one of several emu footprints known from the sediments that make up the Bridgewater Formation and Tamala Limestone that crop out along much of the southern Australian coastline.

Skeletal element: Pes print (Left)
Specimen number: FU2796
Significance of specimen: Emu footprints are relatively common in these sediments
Geological age: Late Pleistocene, Bridgewater Formation
State/territory: South Australia
Locality/site: Jussieu Bay, Lincoln National Park