Celericolius

Celericolius
Temporal range: Ypresian
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Coliiformes
Family: Coliidae
Genus: Celericolius
Species:
C. acriala
Binomial name
Celericolius acriala
Ksepka & Clarke, 2010

Celericolius is an extinct genus of coliiform bird that lived during the Ypresian stage of the Eocene epoch.

Distribution

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Celericolius acriala is known from the Fossil Butte Member of the Green River Formation.[1]

References

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  1. ^ Ksepka, Daniel T.; Clarke, Julia Allison (December 2010). "New fossil mousebird (Aves: Coliiformes) with feather preservation provides insight into the ecological diversity of an Eocene North American avifauna: FOSSIL MOUSEBIRD WITH FEATHER PRESERVATION". Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society. 160 (4): 685–706. doi:10.1111/j.1096-3642.2009.00626.x. Retrieved 24 February 2025 – via Oxford Academic.