†Primocolius minor 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 sigei
Type specimen: QU 15 860, almost complete right tarsometatarsal, a set of limb elements
Ecology: volant frugivore
Distribution: there are no occurrences of Primocolius minor in the database
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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