Mammalia - Macroscelidea - Macroscelididae
Alternative spelling: Elephantulinae
Full reference: J. P. Dumbacher, E. J. Carlen, and G. Rathbun. 2016. Petrosaltator gen. nov., a new genus replacement for the North African sengi Elephantulus rozeti (Macroscelidea; Macroscelididae). Zootaxa 4136(3):567-579
Parent taxon: Macroscelidinae according to J. P. Dumbacher et al. 2016
See also Senut and Pickford 2021
Sister taxa: Macroscelidini, Miosengi, Pronasilio, Rhynchocyonini
Subtaxa: Elephantulus Hiwegicyon Nasilio Palaeothentoides
Type: Elephantulus
Ecology: ground dwelling insectivore
Distribution:
• Quaternary of Kenya (1 collection), South Africa (5), Tanzania (2), Zambia (3)
• Pliocene to Pleistocene of South Africa (2)
• Pliocene of Kenya (1), South Africa (8)
• Miocene to Pliocene of South Africa (2)
• Miocene of Namibia (1)
Total: 25 collections including 33 occurrences