Damarachloris Pickford 2019 (golden mole)

Mammalia - Tribosphenida - Chrysochloridae

Full reference: M. Pickford. 2019. New Chrysochloridae (Mammalia) from the middle Eocene of Black Crow, Namibia. Communications of the Geological Survey of Namibia 21:40-47

Parent taxon: Chrysochloridae according to M. Pickford 2019

Sister taxa: Amblysomus, Carpitalpa, Chlorotalpa, Chrysochlorinae, Chrysochloris, Chrysospalax, Cryptochloris, Diamantochloris, Eremitalpa, Namachloris, Neamblysomus, Proamblysomus, Prochrysochlorinae

Subtaxa: Damarachloris primaevus

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Type: Damarachloris primaevus

Ecology: fossorial insectivore-carnivore

Distribution: found only at Black Crow (Eocene of Namibia)

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