†Celericolius Ksepka and Clarke 2010 (mousebird)
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Aves - Coliiformes - Coliidae
Full reference: D. T. Ksepka and J. A. Clarke. 2010. New fossil mousebird (Aves: Coliiformes) with feather preservation provides insight into the ecological diversity of an Eocene North American avifauna. Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society 160:685-706
Parent taxon: Coliidae according to G. Mayr 2022
See also Ksepka and Clarke 2010
Sister taxa: Chascacocolius, Colius, Limnatornis, Masillacolius, Oligocolius, Primocolius, Selmes, Urocolius
Subtaxa: Celericolius acriala
Type: Celericolius acriala
Ecology: volant frugivore
Distribution: found only at Lewis Ranch Site 1 (Eocene of Wyoming)
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