†Paenelimnoecus obtusus Storch 1995 (red-toothed shrew)
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Mammalia - Soricomorpha - Soricidae
Full reference: G. Storch. 1995. The Neogene mammalian faunas of Ertemte and Harr Obo in Inner Mongolia (Nei Mongol), China. - 11. Soricidae (Insectivora). Senckenbergiana lethaea 75(1/2):221-251
Belongs to Paenelimnoecus according to G. Storch 1995
Sister taxa: Paenelimnoecus crouzeli, Paenelimnoecus micromorphus, Paenelimnoecus repenningi
Type specimen: IVPP V12130, a mandible (dext. with m1 and m2). Its type locality is Ertemte 2, which is in a Miocene lacustrine horizon in China.
Ecology: ground dwelling omnivore
Distribution:
• Pliocene of China (1 collection)
• Miocene of China (1)
Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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