†Limnoecus tricuspis Stirton 1930 (shrew)
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Mammalia - Soricomorpha - Soricidae
Full reference: R. A. Stirton. 1930. Equidae from the Pliocene of Texas. University of California Publications, Bulletin of the Department of Geological Sciences 19(8):349-396
Belongs to Limnoecus according to R. A. Stirton 1930
Sister taxa: Limnoecus compressus, Limnoecus niobrarensis, Limnoecus truyolsi
Type specimen: Its type locality is Rodent Hill, which is in a Barstovian terrestrial horizon in the Barstow Formation of California
Ecology: ground dwelling omnivore
Distribution:
• Miocene of United States (21: California, Nevada, Oregon collections)
Total: 21 collections each including a single occurrence
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