Haplomylus speirianus Cope 1880 (elephant shrew)

Mammalia - Macroscelidea - Apheliscidae

Alternative combinations: Hyopsodus speirianus, Microsyops speirianus

Belongs to Haplomylus according to O. P. Hay 1930

See also Gazin 1968, Gingerich 1980, Hay 1902, Matthew 1915, Osborn 1902, Osborn 1902, Robinson and Williams 1997 and Simpson 1937

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

Ecology: ground dwelling insectivore

Distribution:

• Eocene of United States (176: Colorado, Wyoming collections)

Total: 176 collections including 177 occurrences

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