Rheidae

Taxonomy

Order Rheiformes (Forbes, 1884) Furbringer, 1888 [Rheimorphae Bonaparte, 1849; Rheae Forbes 1884]

• Family †Opisthodactylidae Ameghino 1895
  • Genus ?†Diogenornis de Alvarenga 1983 (Late Paleocene) – possibly a member of Casuariiformes instead.
  • 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