Oligocolius psittacocephalon Mayr 2013 (mousebird)

Aves - Coliiformes - Coliidae

Full reference: G. Mayr. 2013. Late Oligocene mousebird converges on parrots in skull morphology. Ibis 155:384-396

Belongs to Oligocolius according to G. Mayr 2013

Sister taxon: Oligocolius brevitarsus

Type specimen: PW 2012/5052-LS, a skeleton. Its type locality is Enspel, which is in a MP 28 crater lake shale/tuff in the Enspel Formation of Germany.

Ecology: volant frugivore

Distribution: found only at Enspel

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