†Litocherus lacunatus Gazin 1956 (elephant shrew)
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Alternative combination: Litolestes lacunatus
Synonym: Litomylus alphamon Van Valen 1978
Full reference: C. L. Gazin. 1956. Palaeocene mammalian faunas of the Bison Basin in south-central Wyoming. Smithsonian Miscellaneous Collections 131(6):1-57
Belongs to Litocherus according to M. J. Novacek et al. 1985
See also Gazin 1956, Gingerich 1983, Gingerich 1986, Hartman 1986 and Van Valen 1978
Sister taxa: Litocherus notissimus, Litocherus zygeus
Type specimens:
- Litocherus lacunatus: USNM 21016, a mandible. Its type locality is Titanoides Locality, which is in a Tiffanian terrestrial horizon in Wyoming.
- Litomylus alphamon:
Ecology: ground dwelling insectivore
Distribution:
• Paleocene of Canada (3: Alberta, Saskatchewan collections), United States (10: Montana, Wyoming)
Total: 13 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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