†Haplaletes pelicatus Gazin 1956 (elephant shrew)
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Mammalia - Macroscelidea - Apheliscidae
Full reference: C. L. Gazin. 1956. Palaeocene mammalian faunas of the Bison Basin in south-central Wyoming. Smithsonian Miscellaneous Collections 131(6):1-57
Belongs to Haplaletes according to B. J. Burger 2007
See also Gazin 1956
Sister taxa: Haplaletes andakupensis, Haplaletes disceptatrix
Type specimen: USNM 21008, a mandible. Its type locality is Saddle, which is in a Tiffanian terrestrial horizon in Wyoming.
Ecology: ground dwelling insectivore
Distribution:
• Paleocene of United States (6: Colorado, Wyoming collections)
Total: 6 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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