Rheidae

Family of birds

Rheids

Temporal range: Paleocene–Holocene 56–0 Ma

PreꞒ

Greater rhea, Rhea americana
Scientific classification
Domain:  | Eukaryota
Kingdom:  | Animalia
Phylum:  | Chordata
Class:  | Aves
Infraclass:  | Palaeognathae
Clade:  | Notopalaeognathae
Order:  | Rheiformes
Family:  | Rheidae
Bonaparte, 1853[1]
Type species
Rhea americana

Linnaeus, 1758

Genus

* †Heterorhea Rovereto 1914
* †Hinasuri Tambussi 1995
* Rhea Brisson 1760

Synonyms

* Rheinae Bonaparte 1849

Rheidae /ˈriːɪdiː/ is a family of flightless ratite birds which first appeared in the Paleocene.[2] It is today represented by the sole living genus Rhea, but also contains several extinct genera.[3]

## Taxonomy[edit]

Order Rheiformes (Forbes, 1884) Furbringer, 1888 [Rheimorphae Bonaparte, 1849; Rheae Forbes 1884][4][5][6][7][8]

* Family †Opisthodactylidae Ameghino 1895
* Genus ?†Diogenornis de Alvarenga 1983 (Late Paleocene) – possibly a member of Casuariiformes instead.[9]
* Genus †Opisthodactylus Ameghino 1895 (Miocene) – rheid?
* Family Rheidae (Bonaparte 1849) Bonaparte, 1853
* Genus †Heterorhea Rovereto 1914 (Pliocene)
* Genus †Hinasuri Tambussi 1995
* Genus Rhea Brisson 1760

## References[edit]

1. ^ Brands, Sheila (14 August 2008). "Systema Naturae 2000 / Classification, Family Rheidae". Project: The Taxonomicon. Retrieved 4 February 2009.
2. ^ Agnolin, Federico L. (July 2016) [2017]. "Unexpected diversity of ratites (Aves, Palaeognathae) in the early Cenozoic of South America: Palaeobiogeographical implications". Alcheringa: An Australasian Journal of Palaeontology. 41 (1): 101–111. doi:10.1080/03115518.2016.1184898. ISSN 0311-5518. S2CID 132516050.
3. ^ Mayr, G. (2009). Paleogene fossil birds. Springer.
4. ^ Haaramo, Mikko (2007). "Paleognathia - paleognathous modern birds". Mikko's Phylogeny Archive. Retrieved 30 December 2015.
5. ^ "Taxonomic lists - Aves". Paleofile.com (net, info). Retrieved 30 December 2015.
6. ^ "Part 7 - Vertebrates". Collection of genus-group names in a systematic arrangement. Retrieved 30 June 2016.
7. ^ Çınar, Ümüt (November 2015). "01 → Pᴀʟᴇᴏɢɴᴀᴛʜᴀᴇ : Sᴛʀᴜᴛʜɪᴏɴɪfᴏʀᴍᴇs, Rʜᴇɪfᴏʀᴍᴇs, Cᴀsᴜᴀʀɪɪfᴏʀᴍᴇs, Aᴘᴛᴇʀʏɢɪfᴏʀᴍᴇs, Aᴇᴘʏᴏʀɴɪᴛʜɪfᴏʀᴍᴇs, Dɪɴᴏʀɴɪᴛʜɪfᴏʀᴍᴇs, Lɪᴛʜᴏʀɴɪᴛʜɪfᴏʀᴍᴇs, Tɪɴᴀᴍɪfᴏʀᴍᴇs & Rᴇfᴇʀᴇɴᴄᴇs". English Names of Birds. Retrieved 30 December 2015.
8. ^ Brodkob, Pierce (1963). "1- Archaeopterygiformes through Ardeiformes". Biological sciences. Catalogue of fossil birds. 7 (4). Bulletin of the Florida State Museum: 180–293. Retrieved 30 December 2015.
9. ^ Alvarenga, H. (2010). Diogenornis fragilis (Alvarenga, 1985) restudied: a South American ratite closely related to Casuariidae (Thesis).[full citation needed]

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| Palaeognathae|

* Struthioniformes (ostriches)
* Rheiformes (rheas)
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| Columbimorphae|

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* Caprimulgiformes (nightjars and relatives)
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* Opisthocomiformes (hoatzin)

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* Charadriiformes (gulls and relatives)
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* Phaethontiformes (tropicbirds)
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* Cathartiformes (New World vultures and condors)
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Palaeognath genera

* Kingdom: Animalia
* Phylum: Chordata
* Class: Aves

| Avemetatarsalia|

*     * see Avemetatarsalia

Theropoda|

*     * see Theropoda

Maniraptora|

*     * see Maniraptora

Palaeognathae|

*     * see below↓

Palaeognathae

Palaeognathae

* †Asteriornis?
* †Eremopezus?
* †Limenavis?

†Lithornithidae|

* Calciavis
* Fissuravis
* Lithornis
* Paracathartes
* Pseudocrypturus

Struthioniformes

* †Remiornis?

†Geranoididae?|

* Eogeranoides
* Galligeranoides?
* Geranodornis
* Palaeophasianus
* Paragrus

†Palaeotididae?|

* Palaeotis
* Galligeranoides?

†Eogruidae?|

* Eogrus
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†Ergilornithidae?|

* Amphipelargus
* Ergilornis
* Sinoergilornis
* Urmiornis

Struthionidae|

* †Orientornis
* †Pachystruthio?
* Struthio

| Notopalaeognathae|

*     * see below↓

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Notopalaeognathae

| Rheiformes|

| †Opisthodactylidae|

* Diogenornis?
* Opisthodactylus

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Rheidae|

* †Heterorhea
* †Hinasuri
* †Protorhea
* Rhea

†Dinornithiformes|

* Dinornis
* Megalapteryx

Emeidae|

* Anomalopteryx
* Emeus
* Euryapteryx
* Pachyornis

Tinamidae|

* †Miniothura
* †Querandiornis
* †Roveretornis

Tinaminae|

* Crypturellus
* Nothocercus
* Tinamus

Nothurinae|

* Eudromia
* Nothoprocta
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* Rhynchotus
* Taoniscus
* Tinamotis

Novaeratitae|

| Apterygidae|

* Apteryx
* †Proapteryx

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†Aepyornithidae|

* Aepyornis
* Mullerornis

Casuariiformes|

* †Diogenornis?

Casuariidae|

* Casuarius
* Dromaius
* †Emuarius

Ootaxa

* Diamantornis
* Incognitoolithus
* Medioolithus
* Namornis
* Psammornis
* Tsondabornis

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Taxon identifiers

Rheidae|

* Wikidata: Q12214029
* Wikispecies: Rheidae
* BOLD: 1459
* CoL: 6277Y
* EoL: 8666
* EPPO: 1RHEAF
* GBIF: 5280
* iNaturalist: 20510
* IRMNG: 104757
* ITIS: 174377
* NBN: NHMSYS0020959142
* NCBI: 8793
* Open Tree of Life: 745449
* Paleobiology Database: 39283

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