†Oligoryctes cameronensis Hough 1956 (placental)
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Mammalia - Soricomorpha - Oligoryctidae
Full reference: J. Hough. 1956. A new insectivore from the Oligocene of the Wind River Basin, Wyoming, with notes on the taxonomy of the Oligocene Tenrecoidea. Journal of Paleontology 30(3):531-541
Belongs to Oligoryctes according to W. W. Korth et al. 2022
See also Hough 1956
Sister taxa: Oligoryctes altitalonidus, Oligoryctes tenutalonidus
Ecology: scansorial insectivore
Distribution:
• Eocene to Oligocene of United States (1: Nebraska collection)
• Eocene of United States (11: Montana, Nebraska, North Dakota, Wyoming)
Total: 12 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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