Tetracus Aymard 1850 (hedgehog)

Mammalia - Theriamorpha - 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

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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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