Mammalia - Soricomorpha - Soricidae
Full reference: R. Ziegler, T. Dahlmann, and G. Storch. 2007. 4. Marsupialia, Erinaceomorpha and Soricomorpha (Mammalia). Oligocene-Miocene Vertebrates from the Valley of Lakes (Central Mongolia): Morphology, phylogenetic and stratigraphic implications. Annalen des Naturhistorischen Museums in Wien 108A:53-164
Parent taxon: Neomyini according to R. Ziegler et al. 2007
Sister taxa: Amblycoptus, Anourosorex, Chimarrogale, Chodsigoa, Episoriculus, Megasorex, Nectogale, Neomys, Neomysorex, Soriculus
Subtaxa: Builstynia fontana
Type: Builstynia fontana
Ecology: ground dwelling omnivore
Distribution: found only at Builstyn Khudag, section BUK-A, layer 12 &14 (Miocene of Mongolia)
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