†Brachyerix richi Martin and Lim 2004 (hedgehog)
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Mammalia - Theriamorpha - Erinaceidae
Full reference: L. D. Martin and J.-D. Lim. 2004. New insectivores from the Early Miocene of Nebraska, USA and the Hemingfordian faunal exchange. Mammalian Biology 69(3):202-209
Belongs to Brachyerix according to L. D. Martin and J.-D. Lim 2004
Sister taxa: Brachyerix hibbardi, Brachyerix macrotis
Type specimen: UNSM 11675, a mandible (right ramus with P4-M2). Its type locality is North Branch of Cottonwood Creek, which is in a Hemingfordian terrestrial horizon in the Runningwater Formation of Nebraska.
Ecology: semifossorial insectivore-carnivore
Distribution: found only at North Branch of Cottonwood Creek
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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