†Proscapanus austriacus Ziegler 2006 (mole)
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Mammalia - Theriamorpha - Talpidae
Full reference: R. Ziegler. 2006. Insectivores (Lipotyphla) and bats (Chiroptera) from the Late Miocene of Austria. Annalen Naturhistorisches Museum Wien 107A:93-196
Belongs to Proscapanus according to R. Ziegler 2006
Sister taxa: Proscapanus intercedens, Proscapanus lehmani, Proscapanus minor, Proscapanus sansaniensis
Type specimen: NHMW 2004z0196/0001 M1sup. sin., a tooth. Its type locality is Schernham, which is in a MN 10 terrestrial horizon in Austria.
Ecology: fossorial insectivore
Distribution: found only at Schernham
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