†Palaeoscaptor gigas Lopatin 2002 (hedgehog)
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Mammalia - Tribosphenida - Erinaceidae
Alternative combination: Amphechinus gigas
Full reference: A. V. Lopatin. 2002. The Largest Asiatic Amphechinus (Erinaceidae, Insectivora, Mammalia) from the Oligocene of Mongolia. Paleontological Journal 36(3):302-306
Belongs to Palaeoscaptor according to R. Ziegler et al. 2007
Sister taxa: Palaeoscaptor acridens, Palaeoscaptor rectus, Palaeoscaptor tenuis
Type specimen: PIN, no4567/14, a mandible.
Ecology: semifossorial insectivore-carnivore
Distribution:
• Oligocene of China (1 collection), Mongolia (5)
Total: 6 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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