Rhea Brisson 1760 (rhea)

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

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Ecology: ground dwelling herbivore

Distribution:

• Quaternary of Argentina (8 collections), Bolivia (1), Brazil (2)

• Huayquerian of Argentina (2)

• Neogene of Argentina (1)

• Miocene of Argentina (2)

Total: 16 collections including 17 occurrences

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