†Scalopus blancoensis Dalquest 1975 (mole)
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Mammalia - Theriamorpha - Talpidae
Alternative combination: Hesperoscalops blancoensis
Full reference: W. W. Dalquest. 1975. Vertebrate Fossils From the Blanco Local Fauna of Texas. Occasional Papers, Museum, Texas Tech University 30:1-52
Belongs to Scalopus according to G. F. Gunnell et al. 2008
See also Dalquest 1975, Dalquest 1983, Kurten and Anderson 1980 and Tedford et al. 1987
Sister taxa: Scalopus aquaticus, Scalopus rexroadi, Scalopus sewardensis, Hesperoscalops mcgrewi, Hesperoscalops ruficervus
Ecology: fossorial insectivore
Distribution:
• Blancan of United States (5: New Mexico, Texas collections)
Total: 5 collections each including a single occurrence
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