Mammalia - Theriamorpha - Talpidae
Alternative combination: Dibolia dekkersi
Full reference: C. G. Rümke. 1985. A review of fossil and recent Desmaninae (Talpidae, Insectivora). Utrecht Micropaleontological Bulletins 4:1-241
Belongs to Archaeodesmana according to R. Hutterer 1995
See also Martín-Suárez et al. 2001
Sister taxa: Archaeodesmana adroveri, Archaeodesmana baetica, Archaeodesmana brailloni, Archaeodesmana luteyni, Archaeodesmana major, Archaeodesmana primigenia, Archaeodesmana turolense, Archaeodesmana vinea, Dibolia pontica, Dibolia bifida, Dibolia turolensis
Type specimen: Ka-646, a tooth (p3 dex.). Its type locality is Kardia, which is in a Ruscinian mire/swamp lignite in Greece.
Ecology: fossorial insectivore
Distribution:
• Pliocene of Greece (2 collections), Spain (1)
Total: 3 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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