Celericolius

{{Short description|Extinct genus of birds}}

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| fossil_range = Ypresian

| genus = Celericolius

| species = acriala

| authority = Ksepka & Clarke, 2010

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

Distribution

Celericolius acriala is known from the Fossil Butte Member of the Green River Formation.{{Cite journal |last1=Ksepka |first1=Daniel T. |last2=Clarke |first2=Julia Allison |date=December 2010 |title=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 |url=https://academic.oup.com/zoolinnean/article-lookup/doi/10.1111/j.1096-3642.2009.00626.x |journal=Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society |language=en |volume=160 |issue=4 |pages=685–706 |doi=10.1111/j.1096-3642.2009.00626.x |access-date=24 February 2025 |via=Oxford Academic}}

References

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Category:Fossil taxa described in 2010

Category:Coliiformes

Category:Prehistoric bird genera

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