†Tetracus nanus Aymard 1846 (hedgehog)

Mammalia - Tribosphenida - Erinaceidae

Alternative combination: Erinaceus nanus

Synonyms: Camphotherium elegans Filhol 1883, Neurogymnurus minor Filhol 1884, Tetracus bouti Lavocat 1951

Belongs to Tetracus according to J.-Y. Crochet 1995

Sister taxa: none

Type specimens:

  • Tetracus nanus: MNHN 1890-5-1, mandible dext. with p3-m1, a mandible.
  • Camphotherium elegans:
  • Neurogymnurus minor:
  • Tetracus bouti:

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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