†Cyrilavis olsoni Feduccia and Martin 1976
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Aves - Psittaciformes - Halcyornithidae
Alternative combinations: Primobucco olsoni, Pulchrapollia olsoni
Full reference: A. Feduccia and L. D. Martin. 1976. The Eocene zygodactyl birds of North America (Aves: Piciformes). Smithsonian Contributions to Paleobiology 27:101-110
Belongs to Cyrilavis according to L. D. Martin 2010
See also Feduccia and Martin 1976, Mayr and Mourer-Chauviré 2004 and Olson 1985
Sister taxon: Cyrilavis colburnorum
Type specimen: GSATC 217, a partial skeleton. Its type locality is Nugget, which is in an Eocene lacustrine - large horizon in the Green River Formation of Wyoming.
Distribution: found only at Nugget
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