Mammalia - Soricomorpha - Talpidae
Alternative combinations: Desmana pontica vinea, Dibolia vinea
Full reference: G. Storch. 1978. Die turolische Wirbeltierefauna von Dorn-Dürkheim, Rheinhessen (SW Deutschland) 2. Mammalia: Insectivora. 58((6)):421-449
Belongs to Archaeodesmana according to R. Hutterer 1995
See also Cailleux et al. 2024, Martín-Suárez et al. 2001, Rümke 1985 and Storch 1978
Sister taxa: Archaeodesmana adroveri, Archaeodesmana baetica, Archaeodesmana brailloni, Archaeodesmana dekkersi, Archaeodesmana dissona, Archaeodesmana luteyni, Archaeodesmana major, Archaeodesmana primigenia, Archaeodesmana turolense, Dibolia bifida, Dibolia turolensis
Type specimen: SMF 75/1260, a mandible (Fragment mandible with p1,p2,p4.m1 and m2)
Ecology: amphibious insectivore
Distribution:
• Miocene of Austria (7 collections), Germany (1)
Total: 8 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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