Domnina Cope 1873 (shrew)

Mammalia - Theriamorpha - Soricidae

Synonyms: Miothen Cope 1873, Protosorex Scott 1894

Full reference: E. D. Cope. 1873. Third Notice Of Extinct Vertebrata From The Tertiary of the Plains. Paleontological Bulletin 16:1-8

Parent taxon: Heterosoricinae according to G. F. Gunnell et al. 2008

See also Alroy 2002, Carroll 1988, Crochet 1974, Galbreath 1953, Hay 1902, Hutchison 1966, Johnson 1966, Korth et al. 2022, Lofgren et al. 2020, Lopatin 2002, Patterson and McGrew 1937, Repenning 1967, Scott 1941 and Van Valen 1967

Sister taxa: Atasorex, Dinosorex, Gobisorex, Heterosorex, Ingentisorex, Lusorex, Noritrimylus, Paradomnina, Pseudotrimylus, Quercysorex, Sorex kinkelini, Wilsonosorex

Subtaxa: Domnina crassigenis Domnina dakotensis Domnina gradata Domnina greeni Domnina sagittariensis Domnina thompsoni

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Ecology: ground dwelling omnivore

Distribution:

• Miocene of Canada (1: Northwest Territories collection), United States (1: California)

• Harrisonian of United States (1: Nebraska)

• Arikareean of United States (7: Idaho, Montana, Nebraska, Oregon, South Dakota)

• Oligocene of Canada (1: Saskatchewan), United States (20: Colorado, Montana, Nebraska, South Dakota, Wyoming)

• Eocene to Oligocene of United States (1: Nebraska)

• Eocene of Canada (4: Saskatchewan), United States (21: Colorado, Montana, Nebraska, North Dakota, Wyoming)

Total: 57 collections including 61 occurrences

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