Rhea mesopotamica

Rhea mesopotamica Temporal range: Late Miocene, 7–5.5 Ma PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N ↓
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Aves
Infraclass:	Palaeognathae
Order:	Rheiformes
Family:	Rheidae
Genus:	Rhea
Species:	†R. mesopotamica
Binomial name
†Rhea mesopotamica (Agnolín & Noriega, 2012)
Synonyms
Rhea (Pterocnemia) mesopotamica Pterocnemia mesopotamica

Rhea mesopotamica is an extinct species of bird in the genus Rhea, whose living species are known as suris, rhea, or choiques. It lived in the Southern Cone of South America.