Berrulestes poirieri Hooker and Russell 2012 (elephant shrew)

Mammalia - Macroscelidea - Louisinidae

Full reference: J. J. Hooker and D. E. Russell. 2012. Early Palaeogene Louisinidae (Macroscelidea, Mammalia), their relationships and north European diversity. Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society 164:856-936

Belongs to Berrulestes according to J. J. Hooker and D. E. Russell 2012

Sister taxa: Berrulestes pellouini, Berrulestes phelizoni

Type specimen: MNHN.F.I-725, a tooth (RM1). Its type locality is Mont Berru, which is in a Thanetian fluvial conglomerate in the Sables de Bracheux Formation of France.

Ecology: ground dwelling insectivore

Distribution:

• Paleocene of France (3 collections)

Total: 3 collections each including a single occurrence

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