†Limnoecus niobrarensis Macdonald 1947 (shrew)
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Mammalia - Theriamorpha - Soricidae
Full reference: J. R. Macdonald. 1947. A new shrew from the Niobrara River Upper Miocene of Nebraska. American Journal of Science 245(2):123-126
Belongs to Limnoecus according to E. H. Lindsay 1972
See also James 1963, Macdonald 1947 and Repenning 1967
Sister taxa: Limnoecus compressus, Limnoecus tricuspis, Limnoecus truyolsi
Type specimen: Its type locality is Fort Niobrara, which is in a Barstovian terrestrial horizon in the Valentine Formation of Nebraska
Ecology: ground dwelling omnivore
Distribution:
• Miocene of United States (9: Louisiana, Nebraska, South Dakota collections)
Total: 9 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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