Mammalia - Theriamorpha - Talpidae
Full reference: G. Sansalone, T. Kotsakis, A. H. Schwermann, L. W. Van Hoek Ostende, and P. Piras. 2017. When moles became diggers: Tegulariscaptor gen. nov., from the early Oligocene of south Germany, and the evolution of talpid fossoriality. Journal of Systematic Palaeontology
Parent taxon: Talpidae according to G. Sansalone et al. 2017
Sister taxa: Anomodon, Asthenoscapter, Chrysochlorina, Desmana, Desmaninae, Desmanodon, Domninoides, Entomodon, Eotalpa, Galeospalax, Geolabis, Hugueneya, Hyporyssus, Mioscalops, Mogera, Mongolopala, Neurotrichus, Oreotalpa, Parascalops, Parascaptor, Proscalopinae, Quadrodens, Scalopinae, Scaptochirus, Scaptogale, Soricina, Suleimaninae, Talpa, Talpina, Talpinae, Tenrecina, Tupaina, Uropsilinae
Subtaxa: Tegulariscaptor minor
Type: Geotrypus minor
Ecology: fossorial insectivore
Distribution:
• Oligocene of Germany (8 collections)
Total: 8 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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