†Eotalpa belgica Smith 2007 (mole)
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Mammalia - Theriamorpha - Talpidae
Full reference: R. Smith. 2007. Présence du genre Eotalpa (Mammalia, Talpidae) dans l’Oligocène inférieur de Belgique (Formation de Borgloon, MP 21). Bulletin de l’Institut royal des Sciences naturelles de Belgique, Sciences de la Terre 77:159-165
Belongs to Eotalpa according to R. Smith 2007
Sister taxon: Eotalpa anglica
Type specimen: IRSNB M 1930, a tooth (M1 sup. sin.). Its type locality is Boutersem TGV, which is in a Rupelian fluvial-lacustrine sandstone in the Borgloon Formation of Belgium.
Ecology: fossorial insectivore
Distribution:
• Oligocene of Belgium (2 collections)
Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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