Eotalpa Sigé et al. 1977 (mole)

Mammalia - Theriamorpha - Talpidae

Parent taxon: Talpidae according to R. L. Carroll 1988

Sister taxa: Anomodon, Asthenoscapter, Chrysochlorina, Desmana, Desmaninae, Desmanodon, Domninoides, Entomodon, Galeospalax, Geolabis, Hugueneya, Hyporyssus, Mioscalops, Mogera, Mongolopala, Neurotrichus, Oreotalpa, Parascalops, Parascaptor, Proscalopinae, Quadrodens, Scalopinae, Scaptochirus, Scaptogale, Soricina, Suleimaninae, Talpa, Talpina, Talpinae, Tegulariscaptor, Tenrecina, Tupaina, Uropsilinae

Subtaxa: Eotalpa anglica Eotalpa belgica

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Type: Eotalpa anglica

Ecology: fossorial insectivore

Distribution:

• Oligocene of Belgium (2 collections)

• Eocene of the United Kingdom (8)

Total: 10 collections each including a single occurrence

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