Arenagale Pickford 2015 (tenrec)

Mammalia - Tribosphenida - Tenrecidae

Full reference: M. Pickford. 2015. Late Eocene Potamogalidae and Tenrecidae (Mammalia) from the Sperrgebiet, Namibia. Communications of the Geological Survey of Namibia 16:114-152

Parent taxon: Tenrecidae according to M. Pickford 2015

Sister taxa: Echinops, Geogale, Geogalinae, Limnogale, Microgale, Ndamathaia, Oryzorictinae, Potamogalinae, Promicrogale, Protenrecinae, Setifer, Sperrgale, Tenrec, Tenrecinae, Centetinae

Subtaxa: Arenagale calcareus

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Type: Arenagale calcareus

Ecology: ground dwelling insectivore-carnivore

Distribution: found only at Eocliff (Eocene of Namibia)

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