Dorraletes diminutivus Dorr 1952 (elephant shrew)

Mammalia - Macroscelidea - Apheliscidae

Alternative combination: Haplaletes diminutivus

Belongs to Dorraletes according to P. D. Gingerich 1983

Sister taxa: none

Type specimen: Its type locality is Dell Creek Quarry, which is in a Tiffanian terrestrial horizon in the Hoback Formation of Wyoming

Ecology: ground dwelling insectivore

Distribution:

• Paleocene of United States (5: Montana, North Dakota, Wyoming collections)

Total: 5 collections each including a single occurrence

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