†Protenrec butleri Mein and Pickford 2003 (tenrec)
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Mammalia - Theriamorpha - Tenrecidae
Full reference: P. Mein and M. Pickford. 2003. Insectivora from Arrisdrift, a basal middle Miocene locality in southern Namibia. Memoirs of the Geological Survey of Namibia 19:143-146
Belongs to Protenrec according to P. Mein and M. Pickford 2003
Sister taxon: Protenrec tricuspis
Type specimen: AD 419'99, a mandible. Its type locality is Arrisdrift, which is in a Miocene channel sandstone in Namibia.
Ecology: ground dwelling insectivore-carnivore
Distribution: found only at Arrisdrift
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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