†Mioechinus Butler 1948 (hedgehog)
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Mammalia - Theriamorpha - Erinaceidae
Parent taxon: Erinaceinae according to G. C. Gould 1995
See also Carroll 1988 and Van Valen 1967
Sister taxa: Amphechinini, Atelerix, Erinaceini, Erinaceus, Hemiechinus, Hibbarderix, Mesechinus, Oligoechinus, Scymnericini
Subtaxa: Mioechinus butleri Mioechinus oeningensis Mioechinus sansaniensis Mioechinus tobieni
Ecology: semifossorial insectivore-carnivore
Distribution:
• Miocene of China (1 collection), Germany (7), Italy (1), Turkey (2)
Total: 11 collections each including a single occurrence
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