†Myorycteropus MacInnes 1955 (aardvark)
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Mammalia - Tubulidentata - Orycteropodidae
Full reference: D. G. MacInnes. 1955. Fossil Tubulidentata from East Africa. Fossil Mammals of Africa 10:1-38
Parent taxon: Orycteropodinae according to T. Lehmann 2007
See also Carroll 1988, MacInnes 1955 and Patterson 1975
Sister taxa: Leptorycteropus, Orycteropus
Subtaxa: Myorycteropus africanus
Ecology: ground dwelling insectivore
Distribution:
• Miocene of Kenya (3 collections)
Total: 3 collections each including a single occurrence
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