Soricolestes Lopatin 2002 (shrew)

Mammalia - Theriamorpha - Soricidae

Full reference: A. V. Lopatin. 2002. The Earliest Shrew (Soricidae, Mammalia) from the Middle Eocene of Mongolia. Paleontological Journal 36(6):650-659

Parent taxon: Soricolestinae according to A. V. Lopatin 2002

See also Lopatin 2006

Sister taxa: none

Subtaxa: Soricolestes soricavus

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Type: Soricolestes soricavus

Ecology: ground dwelling omnivore

Distribution: found only at Khaichin Ula II [SMPE] (Eocene of Mongolia)

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