†Plesiosorex coloradensis Wilson 1960 (placental)
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Mammalia - Theriamorpha - Plesiosoricidae
Belongs to Plesiosorex according to R. Ziegler 2009
See also Alroy 2002
Sister taxa: Plesiosorex aydarlensis, Plesiosorex donroosai, Plesiosorex evolutus, Plesiosorex germanicus, Plesiosorex greeni, Plesiosorex latidens, Plesiosorex schaffneri, Plesiosorex soricinoides, Plesiosorex styriacus
Type specimen: Its type locality is Martin Canyon Quarry A, which is in a Hemingfordian channel horizon in the Pawnee Creek Formation of Colorado
Ecology: scansorial insectivore
Distribution:
• Miocene of United States (6: Colorado, Delaware, Idaho, Nebraska, South Dakota collections)
Total: 6 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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