†Gaillardia thomsoni Matthew 1932 (mole)
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Mammalia - Theriamorpha - Talpidae
Synonym: Hydroscapheus americanus Shotwell 1956
Full reference: W. D. Matthew. 1932. New fossil mammals from the Snake Creek Quarries. American Museum Novitates 540:1-8
Belongs to Gaillardia according to Matthew 1932
See also Hutchison 1968 and Shotwell 1956
Sister taxa: none
Type specimens:
- Gaillardia thomsoni: AMNH 20508, a mandible (a lower jaw, left ramus complete, with p3- 4, m3 and alveoli of remaining teeth). Its type locality is ZXBar, which is in a Hemphillian terrestrial horizon in the Snake Creek Formation of Nebraska.
- Hydroscapheus americanus: Its type locality is McKay Reservoir, which is in a Hemphillian pond sandstone in the McKay Formation of Oregon.
Ecology: fossorial insectivore
Distribution:
• Hemphillian of United States (3: Nebraska, Oregon collections)
Total: 3 collections each including a single occurrence
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