†Postexallerix securis Lopatin and Zazhigin 2003 (hedgehog)
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Mammalia - Tribosphenida - Erinaceidae
Full reference: A. V. Lopatin and V. S. Zazhigin. 2003. New Brachyericinae (Erinaceidae, Insectivora, Mammalia) from the Oligocene and Miocene of Asia. Paleontological Journal 37(1):62-75
Belongs to Postexallerix according to A. V. Lopatin and V. S. Zazhigin 2003
Sister taxon: Postexallerix mustelidens
Type specimen: GIN, no. 960/28, a tooth. Its type locality is Ulaan Tologoi, UTO-A/5, which is in a Miocene fluvial sandstone in the Loh Formation of Mongolia.
Ecology: semifossorial insectivore-carnivore
Distribution: found only at Ulaan Tologoi, UTO-A/5
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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