†Apheliscus insidiosus Cope 1874
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Mammalia - Macroscelidea - Apheliscidae
Alternative combination: Prototomus insidiosus
Belongs to Apheliscus according to O. P. Hay 1930
See also Cope 1875, Gunnell 1998, Hay 1902, Matthew 1918, Rose 1981 and Simpson 1951
Sister taxa: Apheliscus chydaeus, Apheliscus nitidus, Apheliscus wapitiensis
Type specimen: Its type locality is Arroyo Blanco (Cope), which is in a Wasatchian terrestrial horizon in the San Jose Formation of New Mexico
Distribution:
• Eocene of United States (20: Wyoming collections)
Total: 20 collections each including a single occurrence
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