†Desmanodon minor Engesser 1980 (mole)
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Mammalia - Soricomorpha - 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 J. Prieto 2010
See also Engesser 1980
Sister taxa: Desmanodon antiquus, Desmanodon burkarti, Desmanodon crocheti, Desmanodon daamsi, Desmanodon major, Desmanodon ziegleri
Type specimen: NMB Sar-2, a mandible (dext. with p3-m3). Its type locality is Saricay, which is in a MN 7 + 8 terrestrial horizon in Turkey.
Ecology: fossorial insectivore
Distribution:
• Miocene of Greece (1 collection), Turkey (3)
Total: 4 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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