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
Belongs to Selmes according to G. Mayr and C. Mourer-Chauviré 2004
See also Mlikovsky 2002 and Peters 1999
Sister taxa: none
Type specimen: SFM-ME 2375, a partial skeleton. Its type locality is Grube Messel Pit (Senckenberg SMF collection), which is in a MP 11 crater lake claystone in the Messel Formation of Germany.
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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