Primotrogon wintersteini Mayr 1999 (trogon)

Aves - Trogoniformes - Trogonidae

Full reference: G. Mayr. 1999. A new trogon from the Middle Oligocene of Céreste, France. The Auk 116(2):427-434

Belongs to Primotrogon according to G. Mayr 1999

See also Mlikovsky 2002

Sister taxon: Primotrogon pumilio

Type specimen: BSP 1997 I 38, a partial skeleton (slightly disintegrated incomplete skeleton with feather impressions). Its type locality is Céreste, which is in a MP 22/MP 24 lacustrine - small carbonate in France.

Ecology: volant frugivore-insectivore

Distribution: found only at Céreste

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