†Magnatalpa Oberg and Samuels 2022 (mole)
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Mammalia - Theriamorpha - Talpidae
Full reference: D. E. Oberg and J. X. Samuels. 2022. Fossil moles from the Gray Fossil Site, Tennessee: Implications for diversification and evolution of North American Talpidae. Palaeontologia Electronica 25(3:a33):1-39
Parent taxon: Talpinae according to D. E. Oberg and J. X. Samuels 2022
Sister taxa: Achlyoscapter, Condylurini, Scalopini, Scaptonychini, Urotrichini, Yunoscaptor
Subtaxa: Magnatalpa fumamons
Type: Magnatalpa fumamons
Ecology: fossorial insectivore
Distribution: found only at Gray Fossil Site ( of Tennessee)
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