Mammalia - Theriamorpha - Talpidae
Full reference: J. H. Hutchison. 1987. Moles of the Scapanus latimanus group (Talpidae, Insectivora) from the Pliocene and Pleistocene of California. Contributions in Science, Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County 386:1-15
Belongs to Scapanus according to J. H. Hutchison 1987
Sister taxa: Scapanus hagermanensis, Scapanus latimanus, Scapanus orarius, Scapanus proceridens, Scapanus shultzi, Scapanus townsendii
Type specimen: LACM 3451 (left m1-m3). Its type locality is LACM 1114 Rodent Hill, which is in an Irvingtonian terrestrial siltstone in the Palm Springs Formation of California.
Ecology: fossorial insectivore
Distribution:
• Quaternary of United States (4: California collections)
• Blancan of United States (3: California)
Total: 7 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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