†Zaraalestes russelli Storch and Dashzeveg 1997 (placental)
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Mammalia - Soricomorpha - Changlelestidae
Full reference: G. Storch and D. Dashzeveg. 1997. Zaraalestes russelli, a new tupaiodontine erinaceid (Mammalia, Lipotyphla) from the Middle Eocene of Mongolia. Geobios 30(3):437-445
Belongs to Zaraalestes according to G. Storch and D. Dashzeveg 1997
Sister taxon: Zaraalestes minutus
Type specimen: PSS 39-1, a maxilla (dext. with P4-M2). Its type locality is Tsagan Tsav, which is in an Eocene terrestrial horizon in Mongolia.
Ecology: scansorial insectivore
Distribution: found only at Tsagan Tsav
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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