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A New Genus of the Brachyericinae (Erinaceidae, Erinaceomorpha) from the Lower Miocene of Mongolia

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Ereberix erebericulus gen. et sp. nov., the smallest representative of the Asian Brachyericinae (Erinaceidae, Erinaceomorpha), a peculiar extinct group of short-faced hedgehogs with predatory adaptations, is described from the Lower Miocene Loo Formation of the Taatsiin Gol locality (Valley of Lakes, Mongolia). The description of the new form expands the knowledge on the taxonomic and morphological diversity of the Asian Brachyericinae.

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I am grateful to the late D. Badamgarav for the kindly provided material and the invaluable collaboration experience during the Mongolia field trips of 2011–2013, and to P.Yu. Parkhaev and R.A. Rakitov (PIN) for technical assistance in the preparation of the photographs.

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Lopatin, A.V. A New Genus of the Brachyericinae (Erinaceidae, Erinaceomorpha) from the Lower Miocene of Mongolia. Dokl Biol Sci 491, 67–70 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1134/S0012496620020064

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