†Ocajila macdonaldi Korth 2022 (hedgehog)
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Mammalia - Tribosphenida - Erinaceidae
Full reference: W. W. Korth. 2022. The Hedgehog Ocajila Macdonald, 1963 (Mammalia, Lipotyphla, Erinaceidae) from the Oligocene (Orellan to Arikareean) of North America. Annals of Carnegie Museum 87(3):207-220
Belongs to Ocajila according to W. W. Korth 2022
Sister taxa: Ocajila makpiyahe, Ocajila rasmusseni
Type specimen: CM 85241 and CM 85261, a mandible (partial right dentary with m1–m2 and left partial dentary with m2(partial)–m3)
Ecology: semifossorial insectivore-carnivore
Distribution:
• Harrisonian of United States (1: Montana collection)
• Arikareean of United States (1: South Dakota)
Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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