Family Coraciidae Vigors 1825 (roller)
Aves - Coraciiformes - Coraciidae
Parent taxon: Coraciiformes according to J. F. Clements et al. 2017
See also Carroll 1988, Clarke et al. 2009, del Hoyo et al. 2014, Lambrecht 1933, Livezey and Zusi 2007, Mayr 2022 and Mayr and Mourer-Chauviré 2000
Sister taxa: Alcedinidae, Alcedinides, Brachypteraciidae, Coracii, Coracioidea, Cryptornis, Cryptornis antiquus, Eocoraciidae, Halcyones, Meropidae, Momotidae, Parvicuculus, Striges, Todidae, Ueekenkcoracias
Subtaxa: Coracias Eurystomus
Ecology: volant insectivore
Distribution:
• Quaternary of France (1 collection), Madagascar (3), Spain (1), Yemen (1)
Total: 6 collections each including a single occurrence