Haplomylus simpsoni Rose 1981 (elephant shrew)

Mammalia - Macroscelidea - Apheliscidae

Full reference: K. D. Rose. 1981. The Clarkforkian Land-Mammal Age and Mammalian Faunal Composition Across the Paleocene-Eocene Boundary. University of Michigan Papers on Paleontology 26:1-197

Belongs to Haplomylus according to K. D. Rose et al. 2012

See also Rose 1981

Sister taxa: Haplomylus bozemanensis, Haplomylus meridionalis, Haplomylus palustris, Haplomylus scottianus, Haplomylus speirianus, Haplomylus zalmouti

Ecology: ground dwelling insectivore

Distribution:

• Clarkforkian of United States (39: Colorado, Wyoming collections)

• Paleocene to Eocene of United States (1: Wyoming)

• Paleocene of United States (1: Colorado)

Total: 41 collections each including a single occurrence

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