Mammalia - Tribosphenida - Erinaceidae
Full reference: Y. Tong and J. Wang. 2006. Fossil Mammals from the Early Eocene Wutu Formation of Shandong Province. Palaeontologica Sinica, New Series C 192(28):1-195
Parent taxon: Erinaceidae according to Y. Tong and J. Wang 2006
Sister taxa: Adapisoricinae, Brachyericinae, Cedrocherus, Changlelestinae, Dimylechinus, Entomolestes, Erinaceinae, Galericinae, Galerix, Hylomyinae, Lantanotherium, Lanthanotherium, Litocherinae, Litolestes, Mellalechinus, Oncocherus, Palaeoscaptor, Silvacola
Subtaxa: Luchenus erinaceanus
Type: Luchenus erinaceanus
Ecology: semifossorial insectivore-carnivore
Distribution:
• Eocene of China (2 collections)
Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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