†Yunoscaptor scalprum Storch and Qiu 1991 (mole)
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Mammalia - Theriamorpha - Talpidae
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 Yunoscaptor according to G. Storch and Z. Qiu 1991
Sister taxa: none
Type specimen: IVPP V 9740, a mandible (dext. with i1-p3 and fragmentary p4-m2). Its type locality is Lufeng, Section D, Layer 4, which is in a Turolian terrestrial claystone/sandstone in China.
Ecology: fossorial insectivore
Distribution:
• Miocene of China (6 collections)
Total: 6 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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