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Eocolius

Eocolius is an extinct genus of mousebird that inhabited England during the Eocene epoch. It contains a single species, E. walkeri.

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Eocolius
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Coliiformes
Genus: Eocolius
Species:
E. walkeri
Binomial name
Eocolius walkeri
Dyke & Waterhouse, 2001

Eocolius is an extinct genus of mousebird that inhabited England during the Eocene epoch. It contains a single species, E. walkeri.1

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  1. Dyke, Gareth John; Waterhouse, David M. (21 December 2001). "A mousebird (Aves: Coliiformes) from the Eocene of England". Journal für Ornithologie. 142 (1): 7. doi:10.1046/j.1439-0361.2000.00040.x. Retrieved 3 February 2025 – via Wiley Online Library.