Mammalia - Theriamorpha - Erinaceidae
Belongs to Amphechinus according to S. Baudelot 1972
Sister taxa: Amphechinus akespensis, Amphechinus arvernensis, Amphechinus baudelotae, Amphechinus edwardsi, Amphechinus ellicottae, Amphechinus golpeae, Amphechinus horncloudi, Amphechinus intermedius, Amphechinus kansuensis, Amphechinus kreuzae, Amphechinus major, Amphechinus minimus, Amphechinus minutissimus, Amphechinus robinsoni, Amphechinus rusingensis, Amphechinus taatsiingolensis, Palerinaceus (Postpalerinaceus)
Type specimen: MNHN Sa 10806, a mandible (Hemimandible dex. with p4-m1-m2 and alveoli m3).
Ecology: semifossorial insectivore-carnivore
Distribution: found only at Escobosa de Calatañazor (Miocene of Spain)
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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