Mammalia - Theriamorpha - Soricidae
Full reference: L. W. van den Hoek Ostende. 1995. Insectivore faunas from the Lower Miocene of Anatolia. Part 2: Dinosorex (Heterosoricidae). Proceedings Koninklijke Nederlandse Akademie van Wetenschappen 98(1):1-18
Belongs to Dinosorex according to L. W. van den Hoek Ostende 1995
Sister taxa: Dinosorex engesseri, Dinosorex huerzeleri, Dinosorex pachygnathus, Dinosorex sansaniensis, Dinosorex zapfei
Type specimen: MTA, Ke 6421, a mandible. Its type locality is Keseköy, which is in a MN 3 lacustrine claystone/coal in Turkey.
Ecology: ground dwelling omnivore
Distribution:
• Miocene of Turkey (9 collections)
Total: 9 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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