Eocolius walkeri Dyke and Waterhouse 2001 (mousebird)

Aves - Coliiformes

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

Belongs to Eocolius according to G. J. Dyke and D. M. Waterhouse 2001

Sister taxa: none

Type specimen: BMNH A 6205, a partial skeleton (Associated partial skeleton consisting of: incomplete left and right scapulae; complete right coracoid; complete right humerus; complete right radius; proximal ). Its type locality is Walton-on-the-Naze, general, which is in a Ypresian marine horizon in the London Clay Formation of the United Kingdom.

Ecology: ground dwelling carnivore

Distribution: found only at Walton-on-the-Naze, general

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