†Eocolius Dyke and Waterhouse 2001 (mousebird)
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Full reference: G. J. Dyke and D. M. Waterhouse. 2001. A mousebird (Aves: Coliiformes) from the Eocene of England. Journal für Ornithologie 142:7-15
Parent taxon: Coliiformes according to G. Mayr and C. Mourer-Chauviré 2004
See also Dyke and Waterhouse 2001
Sister taxa: Colii, Coliidae, Palaeospiza
Subtaxa: Eocolius walkeri
Ecology: ground dwelling carnivore
Distribution: found only at Walton-on-the-Naze, general (Eocene of the United Kingdom)
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