†Achlyoscapter Hutchison 1968 (mole)
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Mammalia - Theriamorpha - Talpidae
Full reference: J. H. Hutchison. 1968. Fossil Talpidae (Insectivora, Mammalia) from the Tertiary of Oregon. Bulletin of the Museum of Natural History, University of Oregon 11:1-117
Parent taxon: Talpinae according to G. F. Gunnell et al. 2008
See also Carroll 1988 and Hutchison 1968
Sister taxa: Condylurini, Magnatalpa, Scalopini, Scaptonychini, Urotrichini, Yunoscaptor
Subtaxa: Achlyoscapter longirostris
Type: Achlyoscapter longirostris
Ecology: fossorial insectivore
Distribution:
• Hemphillian of United States (1: Nebraska collection)
• Miocene of United States (3: Nebraska, Oregon)
Total: 4 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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