†Parasorex depereti Crochet 1986 (hedgehog)
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Mammalia - Theriamorpha - Erinaceidae
Alternative combination: Galerix depereti
Full reference: J.-Y. Crochet. 1986. Insectivores pliocènes du sud de la France (Languedoc-Roussillon) et du nord-est de l'Espagne. Palaeovertebrata 16(3):145-171
Belongs to Parasorex according to L.W. van den Hoek Ostende 2001
See also Crochet 1986
Sister taxa: Galerix socialis, Parasorex ibericus
Type specimen: LPVM MTH1, a tooth (M1 dex.). Its type locality is Mont-Helene, which is in a Ruscinian fissure fill horizon in France.
Ecology: semifossorial insectivore-carnivore
Distribution:
• Pliocene of France (6 collections), Spain (1)
• Miocene of Italy (1)
Total: 8 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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