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Opisthodactylus

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Opisthodactylus
Temporal range: Miocene
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Opisthodactylus

Ameghino, 1891
Species
  • Opisthodactylus patagonicus
  • Opisthodactylus horacioperezi

Opisthodactylus is an extinct genus of rhea from the Miocene of Argentina. Two species are known: the type species, Opisthodactylus patagonicus, and Opisthodactylus horacioperezi.[1]

References

  1. ^ Federico L. Agnolin and Pablo Chafrat (2015). "New fossil bird remains from the Chichinales Formation (Early Miocene) of northern Patagonia, Argentina". Annales de Paléontologie. in press. doi:10.1016/j.annpal.2015.02.001.
  • The Origin and Evolution of Birds by Alan Feduccia