†Mystipterus Hall 1930 (mole)
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Mammalia - Theriamorpha - Talpidae
Synonym: Mydecodon Wilson 1960
Parent taxon: Uropsilinae according to G. F. Gunnell et al. 2008
See also Alroy 2002, Carroll 1988, Hutchison 1968, Korth 1994 and Van Valen 1967
Sister taxa: Desmanella, Gaillardia, Theratiskos, Uropsilus
Subtaxa: Mystipterus martini Mystipterus pacificus Mystipterus vespertilio
Type: Mystipterus vespertilio
Ecology: fossorial insectivore
Distribution:
• Miocene of Canada (1: Saskatchewan collection), United States (22: Colorado, Nebraska, Nevada, New Mexico, Oregon, South Dakota)
• Harrisonian of United States (2: Nebraska)
• Arikareean of United States (2: Montana)
Total: 27 collections each including a single occurrence
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