†Zionodon Dunn and Rasmussen 2009 (elephant shrew)
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Mammalia - Macroscelidea - Amphilemuridae
Full reference: R. H. Dunn and D. T. Rasmussen. 2009. Skeletal morphology of a new genus of Eocene insectivore (Mammalia, Erinaceomorpha) from Utah. Journal of Mammalogy 90(2):321-331
Parent taxon: Amphilemuridae according to R. H. Dunn and D. T. Rasmussen 2009
Sister taxa: Alsaticopithecus, Amphilemur, Amphilemurinae, Gesneropithex, Hylomysoidinae, Macrocranion, Neomatronella, Pholidocercus, Ankylodon
Subtaxa: Zionodon satanus Zionodon walshi
Type: Zionodon satanus
Ecology: ground dwelling omnivore
Distribution:
• Eocene of United States (4: Utah collections)
Total: 4 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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