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OPISTHODACTYLUS
(o-pis-fo-dak-te-lus)
Named By: Ameghino in 1891
Time Period: Miocene
Location: Argentina - Santa Cruz Formation
Size: Unavailable
Diet: Omnivore
Fossil(s): Partial remains
Classification: | Chordata | Aves | Rheiformes | Rheidae |
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Opisthodactylus is an extinct genus of rhea from the Miocene of Argentina. Two species are known: the type species, Opisthodactylus patagonicus, and Opisthodactylus horacioperezi.

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