| Source Data | |
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| Rank | species |
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| Taxonomy (GBIF) | Life : Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Soricomorpha : Talpidae : Scalopus : Hesperoscalops blancoensis |
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| Taxonomy (PBDB) | Life : Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Lipotyphla : Talpidae : Hesperoscalops : Hesperoscalops blancoensis |
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| Taxonomic Status (GBIF) | doubtful |
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Classification
(PBDB,GBIF) | |
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| Generic Name | Hesperoscalops |
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| Scientific Name | Hesperoscalops blancoensis (Dalquest, 1975) |
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| Opinions (PBDB) | | Name | Rank | Opinion | Evidence | Author |
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| Hesperoscalops blancoensis | species | belongs to Hesperoscalops | stated without evidence | Dalquest, 1975 | | Hesperoscalops blancoensis | species | belongs to Scalopus | stated without evidence | Kurten and Anderson, 1980 | | Hesperoscalops blancoensis | species | belongs to Hesperoscalops | stated without evidence | Tedford et al., 1987 |
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| Status (PBDB) | extinct |
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| Taxon Size (PBDB) | 1 |
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| First Recorded Appearance | 4.90 - 1.80 Ma
Cenozoic |
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| Last Recorded Appearance | 4.90 - 1.80 Ma
Cenozoic |
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| Environment | terrestrial (based on Eutheria) |
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| Motility | actively mobile (based on Osteichthyes) |
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| Diet | insectivore (based on Talpidae) |
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| Taphonomy | phosphatic (based on Vertebrata) |
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| Primary Reference (PBDB) | W. W. Dalquest. 1975. Vertebrate Fossils From the Blanco Local Fauna of Texas. Occasional Papers, Museum, Texas Tech University 30:1-52 |
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| Dalquest W. W. (1975) Vertebrate Fossils From the Blanco Local Fauna of Texas, Occasional Papers, Museum, Texas Tech University 30, 1-52 |
| Kurten B., Anderson E. (1980) , Pleistocene mammals of North America, 1-442 |
| Dalquest W. W. (1983) Mammals of the Coffee Ranch Local Fauna Hemphillian of Texas, Pearce-Sellards Series 38, 1-41 |
| Tedford R. H., Galusha T., et al (1987) Faunal succession and biochronology of the Arikareean through Hemphillian interval (late Oligocene through earliest Pliocene epochs) in North America, Cenozoic Mammals of North America: Geochronology and Biostratigraphy, 153-210 |
Hesperoscalops blancoensis ✝
