†Desmana pontica Schreuder 1940 (Russian desman)
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Mammalia - Soricomorpha - Talpidae
Alternative combinations: Archaeodesmana pontica, Dibolia pontica
Belongs to Desmana according to A. Schreuder 1940
See also Cailleux et al. 2024 and Rümke 1985
Sister taxa: Archaeodesmana, Desmana inflata, Desmana kowalskae, Desmana moschata, Desmana nehringi, Desmana pyrenaica, Desmana thermalis, Desmana verestchagini, Mygale arvernensis
Type specimen: MNH Budapest Ob/5074, a set of teeth (C-P2 in situ)
Ecology: amphibious insectivore
Distribution:
• Miocene of France (2 collections)
Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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