†Desmana verestchagini Topachevski 1961 (Russian desman)
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Mammalia - Theriamorpha - Talpidae
Alternative combination: Archaeodesmana verestchagini
Belongs to Desmana according to C. G. Rümke 1985
See also Martín-Suárez et al. 2001
Sister taxa: Desmana inflata, Desmana kowalskae, Desmana moschata, Desmana nehringi, Desmana pyrenaica, Desmana thermalis, Mygale arvernensis
Subtaxa: Desmana verestchagini amutriensis
Ecology: amphibious insectivore
Distribution:
• Pliocene of Greece (3 collections), Romania (1)
Total: 4 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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