†Scapanoscapter 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: Scalopini according to G. F. Gunnell et al. 2008
See also Hutchison 1968 and McKenna and Bell 1997
Sister taxa: Leptoscaptor, Scalopoides, Scalopus, Scapanulus, Scapanus, Yanshuella
Subtaxa: Scapanoscapter simplicidens
Type: Scapanoscapter simplicidens
Ecology: fossorial insectivore
Distribution:
• Miocene of United States (2: Oregon collections)
Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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