†Geotrypus acutidentatus de Blainville 1840 (mole)

Mammalia - Soricomorpha - Talpidae

Alternative combination: Talpa acutidentata

Synonym: Geotrypus jungi Lavocat 1951

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

Sister taxa: Geotrypus antiquus, Geotrypus copernici, Geotrypus ehrensteinensis, Geotrypus montisasini, Geotrypus oschiriensis, Geotrypus tomerdingensis

Type specimens:

  • Geotrypus acutidentatus: NHMN Ju 15, a mandible (Mandible dext. with p1-m3).
  • Geotrypus jungi:

Ecology: fossorial insectivore

Distribution:

• Oligocene of France (3 collections)

Total: 3 collections each including a single occurrence

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