Amblycoptus jessiae Doukas et al. 1995 (red-toothed shrew)

Mammalia - Theriamorpha - Soricidae

Full reference: C. S. Doukas, L. W. van den Hoek Ostende, C. D. Theocharopoulos and J. W. F. Reumer. 1995. The Vertebrate Locality Maramena (Macedonia, Greece) at the Turolian-Ruscinian Boundary (Neogene). 5. Insectivora (Erinaceidae, Talpidae, Soricidae, Mammalia). Münchner Geowissenschaftliche Abhandlungen (A) 28:43-64

Belongs to Amblycoptus according to C. S. Doukas et al. 1995

Sister taxa: none

Type specimen: AMPG MA 3296, a mandible (with a1-m2). Its type locality is Maramena, which is in a Turolian alluvial fan conglomerate/marl in the Lefkon Formation of Greece.

Ecology: ground dwelling omnivore

Distribution:

• Miocene to Pliocene of Greece (1 collection)

• Miocene of Greece (1)

Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence

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