Galerix wesselsae Zijlstra and Flynn 2015 (hedgehog)

Mammalia - Theriamorpha - Erinaceidae

Full reference: J. S. Zijlstra and L. J. Flynn. 2015. Hedgehogs (Erinaceidae, Lipotyphla) from the Miocene of Pakistan, with description of a new species of Galerix. Palaeobiodiversity and Palaeoenvironments 95:477-495

Belongs to Galerix according to J. S. Zijlstra and L. J. Flynn 2015

Sister taxa: Galerix africanus, Galerix aurelianensis, Galerix exilis, Galerix kostakii, Galerix remmerti, Galerix rutlandae, Galerix saratji, Galerix stehlini, Galerix symeonidisi, Galerix uenayae

Type specimen: YGSP 52202, a tooth (right M1)

Ecology: semifossorial insectivore-carnivore

Distribution:

• Miocene of Pakistan (7 collections)

Total: 7 collections each including a single occurrence

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