Lantanotherium longirostre Thenius 1949 (hedgehog)

Mammalia - Tribosphenida - Erinaceidae

Full reference: E. Thenius. 1949. Zur Revision der Insektivoren des steirische Tertiärs. Beiträge zur Kenntnis der Säugetierreste des steirischen Tertiärs II. Sitzungsberichte der Österreichische Akademie der Wissenschaften, mathematisch-naturwissenschaftliche Klasse, Abteilung I 159(9/10):671-693

Belongs to Lantanotherium according to E. Thenius 1949

Sister taxa: Lantanotherium sanmigueli, Lantanotherium sansaniensis

Type specimen: CJG 4017-4019, a set of teeth (Mand. sin. with i1-c, p2-m3 and upperteeth of P3-M3). Its type locality is Leoben (old collection), which is in a MN 5 terrestrial horizon in Austria.

Ecology: semifossorial insectivore-carnivore

Distribution: found only at Leoben (old collection)

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