†Galerix aurelianensis Ziegler 1990 (hedgehog)
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Mammalia - Tribosphenida - Erinaceidae
Belongs to Galerix according to R. Ziegler 1990
Sister taxa: Galerix africanus, Galerix exilis, Galerix kostakii, Galerix remmerti, Galerix rutlandae, Galerix saratji, Galerix stehlini, Galerix symeonidisi, Galerix uenayae, Galerix wesselsae
Type specimen: BSP 1974 XIV 161, a mandible (Mandible sin. with p1 alveole, p2 fragment, p3-m2 and m3 alveole.). Its type locality is Erkertshofen 2, which is in a MN 4 terrestrial horizon in Germany.
Ecology: semifossorial insectivore-carnivore
Distribution:
• Miocene of the Czech Republic (1 collection), Germany (3)
Total: 4 collections each including a single occurrence
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