†Gobisorex kingae Sulimski 1970 (shrew)
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Mammalia - Theriamorpha - Soricidae
Full reference: A. Sulimski. 1970. On some Oligocene insectivore remains from Mongolia. Paleontologia Polonica 21:53-70
Belongs to Gobisorex according to A. Sulimski 1970
See also Bendukidze et al. 2009
Sister taxon: Gobisorex akhmetievi
Type specimen: Z. Pal. Mgm-III/27, a mandible (sin. with i2, m1-m3). Its type locality is Tatal Gol, which is in an Oligocene terrestrial horizon in the Hsanda Gol Formation of Mongolia.
Ecology: ground dwelling omnivore
Distribution:
• Oligocene of China (1 collection), Kazakhstan (2), Mongolia (14)
Total: 17 collections each including a single occurrence
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