Mammalia - Theriamorpha - Talpidae

Full reference: B. Engesser. 1980. Insectivora und Chiroptera (Mammalia) aus dem Neogen der Türkei. Schweizerischen Paläontologischen Abhandlungen 102:46-149

Belongs to Desmanodon according to B. Engesser 1980

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

Type specimen: NMB Esk. 23, a mandible (dext. with p3-m3). Its type locality is Yeni-Eskihisar, which is in a MN 7 + 8 terrestrial horizon in Turkey.

Ecology: fossorial insectivore

Distribution: found only at Yeni-Eskihisar

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Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.