†Primocolius sigei Mourer-Chauviré 1988 (mousebird)
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Aves - Coliiformes - Coliidae
Full reference: C. Mourer-Chauviré. 1988. Le gisement du Bretou (Phosphorites du Quercy, Tarn-et-Garonne, France) et sa faune des vertebres de l'Eocene superieur; 2. Oiseaux. [Le Bretou locality (Quercy Phosphorites, Tarn-et-Garonne, France) and its late Eocene vertebrate fauna; 2. Birds.]. Palaeontographica Abteilung A 205(1-6):29-50
Belongs to Primocolius according to J. Mlikovsky 2002
See also Mourer-Chauviré 1988
Sister taxon: Primocolius minor
Type specimen: MNHN QU 17092, a limb element (practically complete left humerus)
Ecology: volant frugivore
Distribution: found only at Le Bretou (Eocene of France)
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