†Cryptotis adamsi Hibbard 1953 (small-eared shrew)
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Mammalia - Theriamorpha - Soricidae
Alternative combination: Blarina adamsi
Belongs to Cryptotis according to C. A. Jones et al. 1984
See also Kurten and Anderson 1980 and Repenning 1967
Sister taxa: Cryptotis floridana, Cryptotis kansasensis, Cryptotis meadensis, Cryptotis mexicana, Cryptotis parva, Cryptotis peregrina, Cryptotis phillipsii
Type specimen: Its type locality is Fox Canyon, which is in a Blancan terrestrial horizon in the Rexroad Formation of Kansas
Ecology: ground dwelling omnivore
Distribution:
• Blancan of United States (2: Kansas collections)
• Hemphillian of United States (1: Oregon)
Total: 3 collections each including a single occurrence
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