Biology:Sandcoleidae

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Short description: Extinct family of birds

Sandcoleidae
Temporal range: Danian to Ypresian
Sandcolius copiosus.jpg
Skull of Sandcoleus copiosus
Scientific classification e
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Clade: Coraciimorphae
Order: Coliiformes
Family: Sandcoleidae
Houde and Olson, 1992
Genera

Anneavis
Sandcoleus
Eoglaucidium
Tsidiiyazhi[1]

Sandcoleidae is an extinct family of birds in the order Coliiformes (mousebirds). Fossils of this family have been found in Denmark and the United States. The group may be paraphyletic[2] and is sometimes placed in the separate order Sandcoleiformes.[3]

Taxonomy

Order COLIIFORMES[2]

  • Family †Sandcoleidae Houde & Olson 1992 sensu Mayr & Mourer-Chauviré 2004
    • Genus †Sandcoleus Houde & Olson 1992
      • S. copiosus
    • Genus †Anneavis Houde & Olson 1992
      • A. anneae
    • Genus †Eoglaucidium Fischer 1987
      • E. pallas
    • Genus †Tsidiiyazhi Ksepka et al., 2017
      • T. abini

Some authorities also include Selmes absurdipes, Chascacocolius oscitans and Eobucco brodkorbi in this family.[2]

References

Wikidata ☰ Q23091970 entry