†Proscapanus minor Ziegler 2006 (mole)
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Mammalia - Soricomorpha - 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
See also Cailleux et al. 2024
Sister taxa: Proscapanus austriacus, Proscapanus intercedens, Proscapanus lehmani, Proscapanus sansaniensis
Type specimen: NHMW 2004z0197/0001 M1 sup. dext., a tooth. Its type locality is Schernham, which is in a MN 10 terrestrial horizon in Austria.
Ecology: fossorial insectivore
Distribution:
• Miocene of Austria (3 collections)
Total: 3 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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