Gaillardia Matthew 1932 (mole)

Mammalia - Theriamorpha - Talpidae

Synonym: Hydroscapheus Shotwell 1956

Full reference: W. D. Matthew. 1932. New fossil mammals from the Snake Creek Quarries. American Museum Novitates 540:1-8

Parent taxon: Uropsilinae according to G. F. Gunnell et al. 2008

See also Alroy 2002, Carroll 1988, Hutchison 1968, Shotwell 1956 and Van Valen 1967

Sister taxa: Desmanella, Mystipterus, Theratiskos, Uropsilus

Subtaxa: Gaillardia thomsoni

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Type: Gaillardia thomsoni

Ecology: fossorial insectivore

Distribution:

• Hemphillian of United States (3: Nebraska, Oregon collections)

• Miocene of United States (1: New Mexico)

Total: 4 collections each including a single occurrence

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