Scapanus malatinus Hutchison 1987 (mole)

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

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