Mammalia - Theriamorpha - Talpidae
Full reference: A. V. Lopatin. 2004. Early Miocene small mammals from the North Aral region (Kazakhstan) with special reference to their biostratigraphic significance. Paleontological Journal 38(S3):S217-S323
Belongs to Myxomygale according to A. V. Lopatin 2004
Sister taxa: Myxomygale antiqua, Myxomygale engesseri, Myxomygale gracilis, Myxomygale hutchisoni
Type specimen: PIN, no. 4516/48, a tooth (Left M1). Its type locality is Altynshokysu (bone bed I), which is in an Oligocene terrestrial siltstone/claystone in the Aral Formation of Kazakhstan.
Ecology: fossorial insectivore
Distribution:
• Oligocene of Kazakhstan (2 collections)
Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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