†family Eocoraciidae Mayr and Mourer-Chauviré 2000 (bird)
Aves - Coraciiformes - Eocoraciidae
Full reference: G. Mayr and C. Mourer-Chauviré. 2000. Rollers (Aves: Coraciiformes s.s.) from the Middle Eocene of Messel (Germany) and the Upper Eocene of the Quercy (France). Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology 20(3):533-546
Parent taxon: Coraciiformes according to G. Mayr and C. Mourer-Chauviré 2000
See also Mayr 2005
Sister taxa: Alcedinidae, Alcedinides, Brachypteraciidae, Coracii, Coraciidae, Coracioidea, Cryptornis, Cryptornis antiquus, Halcyones, Meropidae, Momotidae, Parvicuculus, Striges, Todidae, Ueekenkcoracias
Subtaxa: none
Ecology: ground dwelling carnivore
Distribution: there are no occurrences of Eocoraciidae in the database