Dilambdogale Seiffert 2010 (placental)

Mammalia - Tribosphenida

Full reference: E. R. Seiffert. 2010. The oldest and youngest records of afrosoricid placentals from the Fayum Depression of northern Egypt. Acta Palaeontologica Polonica 55(4):599-616

Parent taxon: Tenrecomorpha according to E. R. Seiffert 2010

Sister taxa: Afrosoricida, Chrysochloridae, Plesiorycteropus, Potamogalidae, Qatranilestes, Tenrecidae, Nanogale, Jawharia, Widanelfarasia

Subtaxa: Dilambdogale gheerbranti

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Type: Dilambdogale gheerbranti

Ecology: scansorial insectivore

Distribution: found only at Birket Qarun 2 (Eocene of Egypt)

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