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Deinogalerix intermedius

Mammalia - Erinaceidae

Taxonomy
Deinogalerix intermedius was named by Butler (1980). It is not extant. Its type specimen is RGM 179063, mandible dext. with p3-m1, a mandible. Its type locality is Nazario 4, which is in a Vallesian/Turolian fissure fill limestone in Italy.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1980Deinogalerix intermedius Butler p. 40 figs. Pl. 2, fig. e
2017Deinogalerix intermedius Savorelli et al. p. 7

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
Osteichthyes()
subclassSarcopterygii()
subclassDipnotetrapodomorpha(Nelson 2006)
subclassTetrapodomorpha()
Tetrapoda
Reptiliomorpha
Anthracosauria
subclassAmphibiosauriaKuhn 1967
Cotylosauria()
Amniota
subclassSynapsida
Therapsida()
infraorderCynodontia()
RankNameAuthor
Mammaliamorpha
Mammaliaformes
classMammalia
Theriamorpha(Rowe 1993)
Theriiformes()
Trechnotheria
Cladotheria
Zatheria
subclassTribosphenida()
subclassTheria
Eutheria()
Placentalia
Boreoeutheria
Laurasiatheria
Eulipotyphla
familyErinaceidaeFischer von Waldheim 1817
subfamilyGalericinaePomel 1848
genusDeinogalerix
speciesintermedius

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Deinogalerix intermedius Butler 1980
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Diagnosis
ReferenceDiagnosis
P. M. Butler 1980Intermediate in size between D. brevirostris and D. koenigswaldi; m3-p3 of holotype (measured on alveoli) 46 mm, M1 of paratype 9.0 x 11.7 mm. Spacing of postcanine teeth greater than in D. brevirostris but less than in D. koenigswaldi; angular process less thickened distally and less out-turned than in D. koenigswaldi.