Mammalia - Theriamorpha - Erinaceoidae
Full reference: P. D. Gingerich. 1983. New Adapisoricidae, Pentacodontidae, and Hyopsodontidae (Mammalia, Insectivora and Condylarthra) from the late Paleocene ofWyoming and Colorado. Contributions from the Museum of Paleontology, University of Michigan 26(11):227-255
Parent taxon: Erinaceoidea according to G. F. Gunnell et al. 2008
See also Carroll 1988, Gingerich 1983, Novacek et al. 1985 and Secord 2008
Sister taxa: Amphidozotherium, Auroralestes, Dartonius, Dimylidae, Leipsanolestes
Subtaxa: Diacocherus dockeryi
Ecology: scansorial insectivore
Distribution:
• Eocene of United States (1: Mississippi collection)
• Clarkforkian of United States (1: Wyoming)
Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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