†Cryptotopos Crochet 1974 (placental)
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Mammalia - Soricomorpha - Nyctitheriidae
Full reference: J.-Y. Crochet. 1974. Les Insectivores des Phosphorites du Quercy. [Insectivores of the Quercy Phosphorites]. Palaeovertebrata, Montpellier 6(1-2):109-159
Parent taxon: Nyctitheriinae according to R. Ziegler 2007
See also Crochet 1974
Sister taxa: Euronyctia, Oligonyctia, Plagioctenodon, Saturninia, Scraeva, Sigenyctia
Subtaxa: Cryptotopos beatus Cryptotopos communis
Type: Cryptotopos beatus
Ecology: scansorial insectivore
Distribution:
• Oligocene of Germany (16 collections)
• Eocene of the United Kingdom (4)
Total: 20 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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