†Utemylus latomius Gingerich 1983 (elephant shrew)
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Mammalia - Macroscelidea - Apheliscidae
Full reference: P. D. Gingerich. 1983. New Adapisoricidae, Pentacodontidae, and Hyopsodontidae (Mammalia, Insectivora and Condylarthra) from the late Paleocene ofWyoming and Colorado. Contributions from the Museum of Paleontology, University of Michigan 26(11):227-255
Belongs to Utemylus according to P. D. Gingerich 1983
Sister taxon: Utemylus serior
Type specimen: Its type locality is Mason Pocket, which is in a Tiffanian fissure fill shale in Colorado
Ecology: ground dwelling insectivore
Distribution: found only at Mason Pocket
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