†Sandcoleus Houde and Olson 1992 (bird)
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Aves - Sandcoleiformes - Sandcoleidae
Full reference: P. Houde and S. L. Olson. 1992. A radiation of coly-like birds from the Eocene of North America (Aves: Sandcoleiformes new order). Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County, Science Series 36:137-160
Parent taxon: Sandcoleidae according to G. Mayr and C. Mourer-Chauviré 2004
See also Houde and Olson 1992, Mayr 2004 and Mayr 2022
Sister taxa: Anneavis, Eobucco, Eoglaucidium, Tsidiiyazhi
Subtaxa: Sandcoleus copiosus
Ecology: ground dwelling carnivore
Distribution: there are no occurrences of Sandcoleus in the database
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