Macroscelides Smith (elephant shrew)
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Mammalia - Macroscelidea - Macroscelididae
Synonyms: Diposorex Blainville 1838, Eumerus Saint-Hilaire 1829, Macroscelis Fischer 1830, Rhinomys Lichtenstein 1831
Parent taxon: Macroscelidini according to J. P. Dumbacher et al. 2016
See also McKenna and Bell 1997, Van Valen 1967 and Wilson and Reeder 2005
Sister taxa: Metoldobotes, Petrodromus, Petrosaltator
Subtaxa: Macroscelides proboscideus
Ecology: ground dwelling insectivore
Distribution:
• Pliocene to Pleistocene of South Africa (2 collections)
• Pliocene of South Africa (1)
Total: 3 collections each including a single occurrence
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