†Stenoechinus Rich and Rasmussen 1973 (hedgehog)
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Mammalia - Theriamorpha - Erinaceidae
Full reference: T. H. V. Rich and D. L. Rasmussen. 1973. New North American erinaceine hedgehogs (Mammalia; Insectivora). Occasional Papers of the Museum of Natural History, University of Kansas 21:1-54
Parent taxon: Erinaceini according to G. F. Gunnell et al. 2008
See also Rich 1981 and Rich and Rasmussen 1973
Sister taxa: Postpalerinaceus, Untermannerix
Subtaxa: Stenoechinus tantalus
Type: Stenoechinus tantalus
Ecology: semifossorial insectivore-carnivore
Distribution:
• Miocene of United States (1: Colorado collection)
• Arikareean of United States (2: Montana)
Total: 3 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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