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Macroscelides proboscideus (Short-eared elephant shrew)
Taxonomy
Macroscelides proboscideus was named by Shaw (1800). It is extant.
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
|---|---|
| 1800 | Macroscelides proboscideus Shaw |
| 2005 | Macroscelides proboscideus Wilson and Reeder |
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If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.
Macroscelides proboscideus Shaw 1800 [Short-eared elephant shrew]
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
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| Source: f = family, subc = subclass, c = class, subp = subphylum | |||||
| References: Lillegraven 1979, Nowak 1991, Carroll 1988, Ji et al. 2002, Hendy et al. 2009 | |||||
Age range: base of the Late/Upper Pliocene to the top of the Pliocene or 3.60000 to 2.58000 Ma
Collections (3 total)
| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pliocene | South Africa | Macroscelides proboscideus (22357) | |
| Late/Upper Pliocene - Pleistocene | South Africa | Macroscelides proboscideus (22333 22334) |