Protogalericius Lopatin 2006 (hedgehog)

Mammalia - Theriamorpha - Erinaceidae

Full reference: A. V. Lopatin. 2006. Early Paleogene insectivore mammals of Asia and establishment of the major groups of Insectivora. Paleontological Journal 40(3):S205-S405

Parent taxon: Galericini according to A. V. Lopatin 2006

Sister taxa: Microgalericulus, Ocajila, Schizogalerix, Thaiagymnura

Subtaxa: Protogalericius averianovi

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Type: Protogalericius averianovi

Ecology: semifossorial insectivore-carnivore

Distribution: found only at Andarak 2 (Eocene of Kyrgyzstan)

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