†Tetracus Aymard 1850 (hedgehog)
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Mammalia - Tribosphenida - Erinaceidae
Synonym: Camphotherium Filhol 1884
Parent taxon: Galericinae according to J.-Y. Crochet 1995
See also Crochet 1974, Lopatin 2006 and Van Valen 1967
Sister taxa: Deinogalerix, Dzavui, Echinosoricini, Eochenus, Eogalericius, Galericini, Gymnurechinus, Neurogymnurini, Neurogymnurus, Oligochenus, Parasorex, Protericini, Riddleria
Subtaxa: Tetracus nanus
Ecology: semifossorial insectivore-carnivore
Distribution:
• Oligocene of Belgium (1 collection), France (9)
• Eocene to Oligocene of France (1)
Total: 11 collections including 12 occurrences
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