Rheidae

Rheids; Temporal range:Paleocene–Holocene56–0Ma PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N
	Greater rhea,Rhea americana
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Aves
Infraclass:	Palaeognathae
Clade:	Notopalaeognathae
Order:	Rheiformes
Family:	Rheidae; Bonaparte,1853
Type species
	Rhea americana; Linnaeus,1758
Genus
	†HeterorheaRovereto 1914; †HinasuriTambussi 1995; RheaBrisson 1760;
Synonyms
	RheinaeBonaparte 1849;

Rheidae/ˈriːɪdiː/is afamilyof flightlessratitebirds which first appeared in thePaleocene.^[2]It is today represented by the sole livinggenusRhea,but also contains several extinct genera.^[3]

Taxonomy[edit]

Order Rheiformes(Forbes, 1884) Furbringer, 1888[RheimorphaeBonaparte, 1849;RheaeForbes 1884]^[4]^[5]^[6]^[7]^[8]

Family†OpisthodactylidaeAmeghino 1895
- Genus?†Diogenornisde Alvarenga 1983(Late Paleocene) – possibly a member ofCasuariiformesinstead.^[9]
- Genus †OpisthodactylusAmeghino 1895(Miocene) – rheid?
Family Rheidae(Bonaparte 1849) Bonaparte, 1853
- Genus †HeterorheaRovereto 1914(Pliocene)
- Genus †HinasuriTambussi 1995
- GenusRheaBrisson 1760

References[edit]

^Brands, Sheila (14 August 2008)."Systema Naturae 2000 / Classification, Family Rheidae".Project: The Taxonomicon.Retrieved4 February2009.
^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.
^Mayr, G. (2009).Paleogene fossil birds.Springer.
^Haaramo, Mikko (2007)."Paleognathia - paleognathous modern birds".Mikko's Phylogeny Archive.Retrieved30 December2015.
^"Taxonomic lists - Aves".Paleofile (net, info).Retrieved30 December2015.
^"Part 7 - Vertebrates".Collection of genus-group names in a systematic arrangement.Retrieved30 June2016.
^Çınar, Ümüt (November 2015)."01 → Pᴀʟᴇᴏɢɴᴀᴛʜᴀᴇ: Sᴛʀᴜᴛʜɪᴏɴɪfᴏʀᴍᴇs, Rʜᴇɪfᴏʀᴍᴇs, Cᴀsᴜᴀʀɪɪfᴏʀᴍᴇs, Aᴘᴛᴇʀʏɢɪfᴏʀᴍᴇs, Aᴇᴘʏᴏʀɴɪᴛʜɪfᴏʀᴍᴇs, Dɪɴᴏʀɴɪᴛʜɪfᴏʀᴍᴇs, Lɪᴛʜᴏʀɴɪᴛʜɪfᴏʀᴍᴇs, Tɪɴᴀᴍɪfᴏʀᴍᴇs & Rᴇfᴇʀᴇɴᴄᴇs".English Names of Birds.Retrieved30 December2015.
^Brodkob, Pierce (1963)."1- Archaeopterygiformes through Ardeiformes".Biological sciences.Catalogue of fossil birds.7(4). Bulletin of the Florida State Museum: 180–293.Retrieved30 December2015.
^Alvarenga, H. (2010).Diogenornis fragilis(Alvarenga, 1985) restudied: a South American ratite closely related to Casuariidae(Thesis).^{[full citation needed]}

[SN-1] Brands, Sheila (14 August 2008)."Systema Naturae 2000 / Classification, Family Rheidae".Project: The Taxonomicon.Retrieved4 February2009.

[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.

[mayr2009-3] Mayr, G. (2009).Paleogene fossil birds.Springer.

[mikko-4] Haaramo, Mikko (2007)."Paleognathia - paleognathous modern birds".Mikko's Phylogeny Archive.Retrieved30 December2015.

[5] "Taxonomic lists - Aves".Paleofile (net, info).Retrieved30 December2015.

[6] "Part 7 - Vertebrates".Collection of genus-group names in a systematic arrangement.Retrieved30 June2016.

[7] Çınar, Ümüt (November 2015)."01 → Pᴀʟᴇᴏɢɴᴀᴛʜᴀᴇ: Sᴛʀᴜᴛʜɪᴏɴɪfᴏʀᴍᴇs, Rʜᴇɪfᴏʀᴍᴇs, Cᴀsᴜᴀʀɪɪfᴏʀᴍᴇs, Aᴘᴛᴇʀʏɢɪfᴏʀᴍᴇs, Aᴇᴘʏᴏʀɴɪᴛʜɪfᴏʀᴍᴇs, Dɪɴᴏʀɴɪᴛʜɪfᴏʀᴍᴇs, Lɪᴛʜᴏʀɴɪᴛʜɪfᴏʀᴍᴇs, Tɪɴᴀᴍɪfᴏʀᴍᴇs & Rᴇfᴇʀᴇɴᴄᴇs".English Names of Birds.Retrieved30 December2015.

[8] Brodkob, Pierce (1963)."1- Archaeopterygiformes through Ardeiformes".Biological sciences.Catalogue of fossil birds.7(4). Bulletin of the Florida State Museum: 180–293.Retrieved30 December2015.

[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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