Pronasilio Butler 1984 (elephant shrew)

Mammalia - Macroscelidea - Macroscelididae

Full reference: P. M. Butler. 1984. Macroscelidea, Insectivora and Chiroptera from the Miocene of East Africa. Palaeovertebrata 14(3):117-200

Parent taxon: Macroscelidinae according to P. M. Butler 1984

See also McKenna and Bell 1997

Sister taxa: Elephantulini, Macroscelidini, Miosengi, Rhynchocyonini

Subtaxa: Pronasilio ternanensis

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Ecology: ground dwelling insectivore

Distribution: found only at Nakali (Miocene of Kenya)

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