Amphilemur Heller 1935 (elephant shrew)

Mammalia - Macroscelidea - Amphilemuridae

Parent taxon: Amphilemuridae according to M. J. Novacek et al. 1985

See also Alroy 2002, Hooker 1986 and Van Valen 1967

Sister taxa: Alsaticopithecus, Amphilemurinae, Gesneropithex, Hylomysoidinae, Macrocranion, Neomatronella, Pholidocercus, Zionodon, Ankylodon

Subtaxa: Amphilemur eocaenicus

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Ecology: ground dwelling insectivore

Distribution:

• Eocene of Germany (1 collection), Switzerland (1), United States (1: Wyoming)

Total: 3 collections each including a single occurrence

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