Tupaiodon Matthew and Granger 1924 (placental)

Mammalia - Soricomorpha - Changlelestidae

Full reference: W. D. Matthew and W. Granger. 1924. New insectivores and ruminants from the Tertiary of Mongolia, with remarks on the correlation. American Museum Novitates 105:1-7

Parent taxon: Tupaiodontinae according to G. Storch and D. Dashzeveg 1997

See also Carroll 1988, Lopatin 2003, Tong and Wang 1993, Van Valen 1967 and Wang and Wang 1991

Sister taxa: Anatolechinos, Ictopidium, Zaraalestes

Subtaxa: Tupaiodon morrisi

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Type: Tupaiodon morrisi

Ecology: scansorial insectivore

Distribution:

• Oligocene of China (2 collections), Mongolia (1)

Total: 3 collections each including a single occurrence

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