†Desmanodon antiquus Ziegler 1985 (mole)

Mammalia - Soricomorpha - Talpidae

Synonym: Desmanodon meuleni Doukas 1986

Belongs to Desmanodon according to J. Prieto 2010

See also Doukas and van den Hoek Ostende 2006 and van den Hoek Ostende 2003

Sister taxa: Desmanodon burkarti, Desmanodon crocheti, Desmanodon daamsi, Desmanodon major, Desmanodon minor, Desmanodon ziegleri

Type specimens:

  • Desmanodon antiquus: BSP 1959 XXVIII 589, a tooth (M1 dex.)
  • Desmanodon meuleni: AL 3162, a tooth (M2 dex.).

Ecology: fossorial insectivore

Distribution:

• Miocene of Germany (1 collection), Greece (2)

Total: 3 collections including 4 occurrences

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