†Gigarton meyeri Hooker and Russell 2012 (elephant shrew)
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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 Gigarton according to J. J. Hooker and D. E. Russell 2012
Sister taxa: Gigarton louisi, Gigarton sigogneauae
Type specimen: MNHN.F.BRL-10-G, a tooth (LM2). Its type locality is Lentille de Berru, which is in a Thanetian terrestrial horizon in France.
Ecology: ground dwelling insectivore
Distribution:
• Paleocene of France (4 collections)
Total: 4 collections each including a single occurrence
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