Siamosorex debonisi Peigné et al. 2009 (placental)

Mammalia - Theriamorpha - Plesiosoricidae

Full reference: S. Peigné, Y. Chaimanee, C. Yamee, B. Marandat, P. Srisuk and J.-J. Jaeger. 2009. An astonishing example of convergent evolution toward carnivory: Siamosorex debonisi n. gen., n. sp. (Mammalia, Lipotyphla, Soricomorpha, Plesiosoricidae) from the latest Oligocene of Thailand. Geodiversitas 31(4):973-992

Belongs to Siamosorex according to S. Peigné et al. 2009

Sister taxa: none

Type specimen: SHM-CP 677, a mandible. Its type locality is Cha Prong Pit, which is in an Oligocene terrestrial mudstone/lignite in Thailand.

Ecology: scansorial insectivore

Distribution: found only at Cha Prong Pit

Show more details


Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.


Click image to enlarge. Click to access iDigBio record.