Mammalia - Theriamorpha - Erinaceidae
Full reference: W. D. Matthew and W. Granger. 1924. New insectivores and ruminants from the Tertiary of Mongolia, with remarks on the correlation. American Museum Novitates 105:1-7
Belongs to Palaeoscaptor according to W. D. Matthew and W. Granger 1924
Sister taxa: Palaeoscaptor acridens, Palaeoscaptor gigas, Palaeoscaptor tenuis
Type specimen: AMNH 19146, a mandible (with m2, m3). Its type locality is Loh, which is in an Oligocene terrestrial horizon in the Hsanda Gol Formation of Mongolia.
Ecology: semifossorial insectivore-carnivore
Distribution:
• Miocene of Mongolia (2 collections)
• Oligocene of Mongolia (9)
Total: 11 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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