†Parasorex von Meyer 1865 (hedgehog)
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Mammalia - Tribosphenida - Erinaceidae
Parent taxon: Galericinae according to L.W. van den Hoek Ostende 2001
See also Butler 1980, Lopatin 2006 and Van Valen 1967
Sister taxa: Deinogalerix, Dzavui, Echinosoricini, Eochenus, Eogalericius, Galericini, Gymnurechinus, Neurogymnurini, Neurogymnurus, Oligochenus, Protericini, Riddleria, Tetracus
Subtaxa: Galerix socialis Parasorex depereti Parasorex ibericus
Ecology: semifossorial insectivore-carnivore
Distribution:
• Pliocene of France (6 collections), Spain (1)
• MN 13 of Spain (1)
• Miocene of Germany (6), Hungary (1), Italy (9), Portugal (2), Spain (3), Switzerland (3)
Total: 32 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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