†Oreotalpa florissantensis Lloyd and Eberle 2008 (mole)
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Mammalia - Soricomorpha - Talpidae
Full reference: K. J. Lloyd and J. J. Eberle. 2008. A new talpid from the late Eocene of North America. Acta Palaeontologica Polonica 53(3):539-543
Belongs to Oreotalpa according to K. J. Lloyd and J. J. Eberle 2008
Sister taxa: none
Type specimen: FLFO 5813, a mandible (right dentary fragment with m1-m3). Its type locality is UCM locality 92179, which is in a Chadronian channel mudstone in the Florissant Formation of Colorado.
Ecology: fossorial insectivore
Distribution: found only at UCM locality 92179
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