Mammalia - Theriamorpha - Erinaceidae
Full reference: W. D. Matthew. 1909. The Carnivora and Insectivora of the Bridger Basin, middle Eocene. Memoirs of the American Museum of Natural History 9:289-567
Parent taxon: Erinaceidae according to G. F. Gunnell et al. 2008
See also Hay 1930, Matthew 1909, Novacek et al. 1985 and Van Valen 1967
Sister taxa: Adapisoricinae, Brachyericinae, Cedrocherus, Changlelestinae, Dimylechinus, Erinaceinae, Galericinae, Galerix, Hylomyinae, Lantanotherium, Lanthanotherium, Litocherinae, Litolestes, Luchenus, Mellalechinus, Oncocherus, Palaeoscaptor, Silvacola
Subtaxa: Entomolestes grangeri Entomolestes westgatei
Type: Entomolestes grangeri
Ecology: semifossorial insectivore-carnivore
Distribution:
• Eocene of United States (5: Wyoming collections)
• Paleocene of United States (1: North Dakota)
Total: 6 collections each including a single occurrence
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