Spalacotherium henkeli Krebs 1985 (mammal)

Mammalia - Theriamorpha - Spalacotheriidae

Full reference: B. Krebs. 1985. Theria (Mammalia) aus der UnterKreide von Galve (Provinz Teruel, Spanien). Berliner geowissenschaftliche, Abhandlungen A 60:29-48

Belongs to Spalacotherium according to Z. Kielan-Jaworowska et al. 2004

See also Krebs 1985

Sister taxa: Spalacotherium evansae, Spalacotherium hookeri, Spalacotherium taylori, Spalacotherium tricuspidens, Spalacotherium tricuspis

Type specimen: 'Galve Th 11', a tooth (lower molar)

Ecology: scansorial insectivore

Distribution: found only at Yacimiento Herrero (Cretaceous of Spain)

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