†Oligocolius brevitarsus Mayr 2000 (mousebird)
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Aves - Coliiformes - Coliidae
Full reference: G. Mayr. 2000. A new mousebird (Coliiformes: Coliidae) from the Oligocene of Germany. Journal of Ornithology 141(1):85-92
Belongs to Oligocolius according to G. Mayr 2000
See also Mlikovsky 2002
Sister taxon: Oligocolius psittacocephalon
Type specimen: SMNS 80529/2, a partial skeleton (incomplete disarticulated skeleton lacking the skull, most of the left wing and the left foot). Its type locality is Frauenweiler, which is in a Rupelian estuary/bay claystone in Germany.
Ecology: volant frugivore
Distribution: found only at Frauenweiler
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