†Gaillardia Matthew 1932 (mole)
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Mammalia - Soricomorpha - Talpidae
Synonym: Hydroscapheus Shotwell 1956
Full reference: W. D. Matthew. 1932. New fossil mammals from the Snake Creek Quarries. American Museum Novitates 540:1-8
Parent taxon: Uropsilinae according to G. F. Gunnell et al. 2008
See also Alroy 2002, Carroll 1988, Hutchison 1968, Shotwell 1956 and Van Valen 1967
Sister taxa: Mystipterus, Theratiskos, Uropsilus
Subtaxa: Gaillardia thomsoni
Type: Gaillardia thomsoni
Ecology: fossorial insectivore
Distribution:
• Hemphillian of United States (3: Nebraska, Oregon collections)
• Miocene of United States (1: New Mexico)
Total: 4 collections each including a single occurrence
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