†Plesiodimylus bavaricus Schötz 1985 (placental)
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Mammalia - Tribosphenida - Erinaceoidae
Full reference: M. Schötz. 1985. Die Dimyliden (Mammalia, Insectivora) aus der Kiesgrube Maßendorf (Obere Süßwassermolasse Niederbayerns). Mitteillungen Bayer. Staatsslg. Paläont. hist. Geol 25:95-130
Belongs to Plesiodimylus according to M. Schötz 1985
Sister taxa: Plesiodimylus chantrei, Plesiodimylus crassidens, Plesiodimylus helveticus, Plesiodimylus huerzeleri
Type specimen: BSP 1980 IX 131, a tooth (M1 dex.). Its type locality is Maßendorf, which is in a MN 5 terrestrial horizon in Germany.
Ecology: scansorial insectivore
Distribution:
• Miocene of Germany (1 collection), Switzerland (1)
Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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