Sonidolestes

Sonidolestes
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Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Eulipotyphla
Family: Erinaceidae
Subfamily: Erinaceinae
Genus: †
Species:
†S. wendusui
Binomial name
†Sonidolestes wendusui
Li et. al., 2024

Sonidolestes is an extinct genus of erinaceine that lived during the Early Miocene. It contains the single species Sonidolestes wendusui.

Distribution

Sonidolestes wendusui is known from fossils found in Inner Mongolia, China.[1]

References

  1. ^ Li, Lu; Cailleux, Florentin; Mutu, Eerdeng; Van den Hoek Ostende, Lars W.; Qiu, Zhuding (2 January 2024). "Sonidolestes wendusui, a new genus of Erinaceinae (Eulipotyphla, Mammalia) from the Lower Miocene of Inner Mongolia, China" (PDF). Historical Biology. 36 (1): 1–11. Bibcode:2024HBio...36....1L. doi:10.1080/08912963.2022.2141628. ISSN 0891-2963. Retrieved 28 February 2025 – via Taylor and Francis Online.
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