†subfamily Proscalopinae Reed 1961 (mole)

Mammalia - Theriamorpha - Talpidae

Synonym: Arctoryctinae Reed and Turnbull 1965

Parent taxon: Talpidae according to L. Van Valen 1967

Sister taxa: Anomodon, Asthenoscapter, Chrysochlorina, Desmana, Desmaninae, Desmanodon, Domninoides, Entomodon, Eotalpa, Galeospalax, Geolabis, Hugueneya, Hyporyssus, Mioscalops, Mogera, Mongolopala, Neurotrichus, Oreotalpa, Parascalops, Parascaptor, Quadrodens, Scalopinae, Scaptochirus, Scaptogale, Soricina, Suleimaninae, Talpa, Talpina, Talpinae, Tegulariscaptor, Tenrecina, Tupaina, Uropsilinae

Subtaxa: none

Ecology: fossorial insectivore

Distribution:

• Oligocene of United States (2: South Dakota collections)

Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence

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