†Scapanus hagermanensis Hutchison 1987 (mole)
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Mammalia - Theriamorpha - Talpidae
Full reference: J. H. Hutchison. 1987. Late Pliocene (Blancan) Scapanus (Scapanus) (Talpidae: Mammalia) from the Glenns Ferry Formation of Idaho. PaleoBios 12(45):1-7
Belongs to Scapanus according to J. H. Hutchison 1987
Sister taxa: Scapanus latimanus, Scapanus malatinus, Scapanus orarius, Scapanus proceridens, Scapanus shultzi, Scapanus townsendii
Type specimen: Its type locality is Hagerman (UM-Ida 3-65), which is in a Blancan terrestrial horizon in the Glenns Ferry Formation of Idaho
Ecology: fossorial insectivore
Distribution:
• Blancan of United States (3: Idaho collections)
Total: 3 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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