Mammalia - Theriamorpha - Erinaceidae
Full reference: P. M. Butler. 1980. The giant erinaceid insectivore, Deinogalerix Freudenthal, from the Upper Miocene of Gargano, Italy. Scripta Geologica 57:1-72
Belongs to Deinogalerix according to P. M. Butler 1980
See also Savorelli et al. 2017
Sister taxa: Deinogalerix brevirostris, Deinogalerix intermedius, Deinogalerix koenigswaldi, Deinogalerix masinii, Deinogalerix minor, Deinogalerix samniticus
Type specimen: RGM 178100, M1 sup. dext., a tooth. Its type locality is Biancone, which is in a Vallesian/Turolian fissure fill limestone in Italy.
Ecology: semifossorial insectivore-carnivore
Distribution:
• Miocene of Italy (2 collections)
Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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