Achlyoscapter Hutchison 1968 (mole)

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

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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

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