Oligochenus Lopatin 2005 (hedgehog)

Mammalia - Theriamorpha - Erinaceidae

Full reference: A. V. Lopatin. 2005. Late Paleogene Erinaceidae (Insectivora, Mammalia) from the Ergilin Dzo Locality, Mongolia. Paleontological Journal 39(1):85-92

Parent taxon: Galericinae according to A. V. Lopatin 2005

See also Lopatin 2006

Sister taxa: Deinogalerix, Dzavui, Echinosoricini, Eochenus, Eogalericius, Galericini, Gymnurechinus, Neurogymnurini, Neurogymnurus, Parasorex, Protericini, Riddleria, Tetracus

Subtaxa: Oligochenus grandis

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Type: Oligochenus grandis

Ecology: semifossorial insectivore-carnivore

Distribution: found only at Ergilin-Dzo (Sevkhul Member) (Eocene of Mongolia)

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