Crinifer Jarocki 1821 (turacos)

Aves - Cuculiformes - Musophagidae

Parent taxon: Criniferinae according to J. del Hoyo et al. 2014

See also Carroll 1988 and Rasmussen et al. 1987

Sister taxa: Corythaixoides, Criniferoides

Subtaxa: Crinifer piscator Crinifer zonurus

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Ecology: volant frugivore

Distribution: found only at Quarry M (Jebel Qatrani Formation) (Oligocene of Egypt)

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