Aves - Coliiformes - Coliidae
Full reference: D. S. Peters. 1999. Selmes absurdipes, new genus, new species, a sandcoleiform bird from the oil shale of Messel (Germany, middle Eocene). Avian Paleontology at the Close of the 20th Century: Proceedings of the 4th International Meeting of the Society of Avian Paleontology and Evolution, Washington, D.C, 4-7 June 1996. Smithsonian Contributions to Paleobiology 89:217-222
Parent taxon: Coliidae according to G. Mayr and C. Mourer-Chauviré 2004
See also Mayr 2022, Mlikovsky 2002 and Peters 1999
Sister taxa: Celericolius, Chascacocolius, Colius, Limnatornis, Masillacolius, Oligocolius, Primocolius, Urocolius
Subtaxa: Selmes absurdipes
Type: Selmes absurdipes
Ecology: volant frugivore
Distribution:
• Eocene of Germany (2 collections)
Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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