Parascalops fossilis Skoczen 1993 (mole)

Mammalia - Theriamorpha - Talpidae

Full reference: S. Skoczen. 1993. New records of Parascalops, Neurotrichus and Condylura (Talpinae, Insectivora) from the Pliocene of Poland. Acta Theriologica 38(2):125-137

Belongs to Parascalops according to S. Skoczen 1993

Sister taxa: Parascalops breweri, Parascalops grayensis

Type specimen: ISEZ PAN MF/1018/24, a set of postcrania (Humerus sin.). Its type locality is Podlesice, which is in a MN 14 cave breccia in Poland.

Ecology: fossorial insectivore

Distribution: found only at Podlesice

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