Mammalia - Macroscelidea - Apheliscidae
Full reference: S. P. Zack, T. A. Penkrot, D. W. Krause and M. C. Maas. 2005. A new apheliscine "condylarth" mammal from the late Paleocene of Montana and Alberta and the phylogeny of "hyopsodontids". Acta Palaeontologica Polonica 50(4):809-830
Parent taxon: Apheliscidae according to J. J. Hooker and D. E. Russell 2012
See also Zack et al. 2005
Sister taxa: Aletodon, Apheliscinae, Apheliscus, Dorraletes, Haplaletes, Haplomylus, Litomylus, Louisininae, Phenacodaptes, Utemylus
Subtaxa: Gingerichia geoteretes Gingerichia hystrix
Type: Gingerichia geoteretes
Ecology: ground dwelling insectivore
Distribution:
• Paleocene of Canada (1: Alberta collection), United States (3: Montana)
Total: 4 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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