Mammalia - Tribosphenida - Erinaceidae

Full reference: H. de Bruijn, S. Mayda, L. Hoek Ostende, T. Kaya, and G. Saraç. 2006. Small mammals from the Early Miocene of Sabuncubeli (Manisa, S.W. Anatolia, Turkey). Beiträge zur Paläontologie 30:57-87

Belongs to Schizogalerix according to H. de Bruijn et al. 2006

Sister taxa: Schizogalerix anatolica, Schizogalerix duolebulejinensis, Schizogalerix iliensis, Schizogalerix macedonica, Schizogalerix moedlingensis, Schizogalerix pasalarensis, Schizogalerix pristinus, Schizogalerix voesendorfensis, Schizogalerix zapfei

Type specimen: NHMEU SB-2401, a tooth (M1 sup. sin.). Its type locality is Sabuncubeli, which is in a MN 3 terrestrial conglomerate/marl in the Soma Formation of Türkiye.

Ecology: semifossorial insectivore-carnivore

Distribution: found only at Sabuncubeli

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Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.