Galerix rutlandae Munthe and West 1980 (hedgehog)

Mammalia - Tribosphenida - Erinaceidae

Full reference: J. Munthe and R. M. West. 1980. Insectivora of the Miocene Daud Khel Local Fauna, Mianwali District, Pakistan. Contributions in Biology and Geology: Milwaukee Public Museum 38:1-17

Belongs to Galerix according to J. Munthe and R. M. West 1980

Sister taxa: Galerix africanus, Galerix aurelianensis, Galerix exilis, Galerix kostakii, Galerix remmerti, Galerix saratji, Galerix stehlini, Galerix symeonidisi, Galerix uenayae, Galerix wesselsae

Type specimen: H-GSP 2371, a tooth (M1 sup. dext.). Its type locality is Daud Khel Local Fauna, which is in a Miocene/Tortonian fluvial sandstone in the Chinji Formation of Pakistan.

Ecology: semifossorial insectivore-carnivore

Distribution:

• Miocene of Pakistan (4 collections)

Total: 4 collections each including a single occurrence

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