†Ankylodon annectens Patterson and McGrew 1937 (elephant shrew)
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Mammalia - Macroscelidea - Amphilemuridae
Full reference: B. Patterson and P. O. McGrew. 1937. A soricid and two erinaceids from the White River Oligocene [Colorado]. Field Museum of Natural History, Geological Series 6(18):245-272
Belongs to Ankylodon according to B. Patterson and P. O. McGrew 1937
Sister taxon: Ankylodon progressus
Ecology: ground dwelling insectivore
Distribution:
• Oligocene of United States (4: Colorado, Nebraska, Wyoming collections)
Total: 4 collections each including a single occurrence
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