†Heterosorex wangi Storch and Qiu 1991 (shrew)
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Mammalia - Soricomorpha - Soricidae
Full reference: G. Storch and Z. Qiu. 1991. Insectivores (Mammalia: Erinaceidae, Soricidae, Talpidae) from the Lufeng hominoid locality, Late Miocene of China. Geobios 24(5):601-621
Belongs to Heterosorex according to G. Storch and Z. Qiu 1991
Sister taxon: Heterosorex ruemkeae
Type specimen: IVPP V 9733, a mandible (sin with m1-m3). Its type locality is Lufeng, Section D, Layer 6, which is in a Turolian terrestrial lignite in China.
Ecology: ground dwelling omnivore
Distribution:
• Miocene of China (5 collections)
Total: 5 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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