†Prodendrogale yunnanica Qiu 1986 (tree shrew)
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Mammalia - Insectivora - Tupaiidae
Full reference: Z. Qiu. 1986. Fossil tupaiid from the hominoid locality of Lufeng, Yunnan. Vertebrata PalAsiatica 24(4):308-319
Belongs to Prodendrogale according to Z. Qiu 1986
Sister taxon: Prodendrogale engesseri
Type specimen: IVPP V 8281, a tooth (right M2/). Its type locality is Lufeng, which is in a Tortonian fluvial-lacustrine lignite/mudstone in China.
Ecology: scansorial insectivore-frugivore
Distribution: found only at Lufeng
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