†Celericolius acriala Ksepka and Clarke 2010 (mousebird)
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Aves - Coliiformes - Coliidae
Full reference: D. T. Ksepka and J. A. Clarke. 2010. New fossil mousebird (Aves: Coliiformes) with feather preservation provides insight into the ecological diversity of an Eocene North American avifauna. Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society 160:685-706
Belongs to Celericolius according to D. T. Ksepka and J. A. Clarke 2010
Sister taxa: none
Type specimen: FMNH PA 730, a partial skeleton. Its type locality is Lewis Ranch Site 1, which is in a Wasatchian terrestrial horizon in the Green River Formation of Wyoming.
Ecology: volant frugivore
Distribution: found only at Lewis Ranch Site 1
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