†Litocherus notissimus Simpson 1936 (elephant shrew)
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Alternative combination: Litolestes notissimus
Full reference: G. G. Simpson. 1936. A new fauna from the Fort Union of Montana. American Museum Novitates 873
Belongs to Litocherus according to M. J. Novacek et al. 1985
See also Gingerich 1983, Hartman 1986 and Simpson 1936
Sister taxa: Litocherus lacunatus, Litocherus zygeus
Type specimen: Its type locality is Scarritt Quarry, which is in a Tiffanian terrestrial horizon in the Melville Formation of Montana
Ecology: ground dwelling insectivore
Distribution:
• Paleocene of Canada (5: Alberta collections), United States (3: Montana, Wyoming)
Total: 8 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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