Rhea Brisson 1760 (rhea)
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Aves - Rheiformes - Rheidae
Synonym: Pterocnemia Gray 1870
Parent taxon: Rheidae according to J. F. Clements et al. 2017
See also del Hoyo et al. 2014, Deschamps 2005, Lambrecht 1933, Moreno and Mercerat 1891 and Tambussi et al. 2023
Sister taxa: Diogenornis, Heterorhea, Hinasuri, Opisthodactylus, Protorhea
Subtaxa: Pterocnemia mesopotamica Rhea americana Rhea fossilis Rhea nana Rhea pampeana Rhea pennata Rhea subpampeana Rhea tarapacensis
Ecology: ground dwelling herbivore
Distribution:
• Quaternary of Argentina (8 collections), Bolivia (1), Brazil (1)
• Huayquerian of Argentina (2)
• Neogene of Argentina (1)
• Miocene of Argentina (2)
Total: 15 collections including 16 occurrences
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