†Hesperoscalops ruficervus Dalquest 1969 (mole)
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Mammalia - Soricomorpha - Talpidae
Alternative combination: Scalopus ruficervus
Belongs to Hesperoscalops according to R. H. Tedford et al. 1987
Sister taxa: Scalopus aquaticus, Scalopus blancoensis, Scalopus rexroadi, Scalopus sewardensis, Hesperoscalops mcgrewi
Type specimen: Its type locality is Coffee Ranch, which is in a Hemphillian terrestrial horizon in Texas
Ecology: fossorial insectivore
Distribution: found only at Coffee Ranch
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