†Plesiorycteropus Filhol 1895 (placental)
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Synonym: Majoria Thomas 1915
Parent taxon: Tenrecoidae according to M. Buckley 2013
See also Carroll 1988, MacPhee 1994, Patterson 1975 and Pickford 1975
Sister taxa: Afrosoricida, Chrysochloridae, Potamogalidae, Qatranilestes, Tenrecidae, Widanelfarasia, Dilambdogale, Jawharia, Nanogale
Subtaxa: Majoria rapeto Plesiorycteropus germainepetterae Plesiorycteropus madagascariensis
Type: Plesiorycteropus madagascariensis
Ecology: scansorial insectivore
Distribution:
• Quaternary of Madagascar (6 collections)
Total: 6 collections each including a single occurrence
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