†Haplomylus speirianus Cope 1880 (elephant shrew)
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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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