†Oncocherus krishtalkai Scott 2006 (hedgehog)
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Mammalia - Theriamorpha - Erinaceidae
Full reference: C. S. Scott. 2006. A new erinaceid (Mammalia, Insectivora) from the Late Paleocene of western Canada. Canadian Journal of Earth Sciences 43(11):1695-1709
Belongs to Oncocherus according to C. S. Scott 2006
Sister taxa: none
Type specimen: UALVP 43134, a mandible (incomplete left dentary with p2-p4, m1-m3). Its type locality is Crestomere School, which is in a Tiffanian terrestrial siltstone in the Paskapoo Formation of Canada.
Ecology: semifossorial insectivore-carnivore
Distribution:
• Paleocene of Canada (3: Alberta, Saskatchewan collections)
Total: 3 collections each including a single occurrence
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