Mammalia - Theriamorpha - Chrysochloridae
Synonyms: Aspalax Desmarest 1804, Chrysoris Rafinesque 1815, Ducantalpa Boitard 1842, Engyscopus Gistel 1848, Kilimatalpa Lundholm 1955
Parent taxon: Chrysochloridae according to C. Gilbert et al. 2006
See also Carroll 1988, Gray 1825, Van Valen 1967 and Wilson and Reeder 2005
Sister taxa: Amblysomus, Carpitalpa, Chlorotalpa, Chrysochlorinae, Chrysospalax, Cryptochloris, Damarachloris, Diamantochloris, Eremitalpa, Namachloris, Neamblysomus, Proamblysomus, Prochrysochlorinae
Subtaxa: Chrysochloris (Chrysochloris) Chrysochloris (Kilimatalpa) Chrysochloris arenosa Chrysochloris asiatica Chrysochloris bronneri
Ecology: fossorial insectivore-carnivore
Distribution:
• Quaternary of South Africa (1 collection)
• Pliocene of South Africa (4)
• Miocene to Pliocene of South Africa (4)
Total: 9 collections including 10 occurrences
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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