†Chascacocolius cacicirostris Mayr 2005 (mousebird)
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Aves - Coliiformes - Coliidae
Full reference: G. Mayr. 2005. A new eocene Chascacocolius-like mousebird (Aves: Coliiformes) with a remarkable gaping adaptation. Organisms Diversity & Evolution 5(3):167-171
Belongs to Chascacocolius according to G. Mayr 2005
Sister taxon: Chascacocolius oscitans
Type specimen: SMF-ME 3790, a skull (skull and vertebral column on a slab). 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: found only at Grube Messel Pit (Senckenberg SMF collection)
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