Amphechinus was named by Auguste Aymard in 1850. It is not extant. It was assigned to Erinaceidae by Aymard (1850), Rich (1981) and Pickford et al. (2000).
Morphology
A single specimen was examined by J. I. Bloch, K. D. Rose, and P. D. Gingerich for body mass and was estimated to have a weight of 175 g (0.39 lb).[1]
A. akespensis, A. arvernensis, A. baudelotae, A. edwardsi, A. ginsburgi, A. golpeae, A. horncloudi, A. intermedius, A. kreuzae, A. major, A. microdus, A. minutissimus, A. robinsoni, A. taatsiingolensis.
Sources
^J. I. Bloch, K. D. Rose, and P. D. Gingerich. 1998. New species of Batodonoides (Lipotyphla, Geolabididae) from the early Eocene of Wyoming: smallest known mammal?. Journal of Mammalogy 79(3):804-827.
The Beginning of the Age of Mammals by Kenneth D. Rose
amphechinus, extinct, genus, hedgehog, family, erinaceidae, which, lived, asia, europe, during, oligocene, north, america, africa, asia, europe, during, miocene, temporal, range, oligocene, miocenescientific, classificationkingdom, animaliaphylum, chordataclas. Amphechinus is an extinct genus of hedgehog of the family Erinaceidae which lived in Asia and Europe during the Oligocene and in North America Africa Asia and Europe during the Miocene AmphechinusTemporal range Oligocene MioceneScientific classificationKingdom AnimaliaPhylum ChordataClass MammaliaOrder EulipotyphlaFamily ErinaceidaeSubfamily ErinaceinaeTribe AmphechininiGenus AmphechinusAymard 1850SpeciesA akespensis A arvernensis A baudelotae A edwardsi A ginsburgi A golpeae A horncloudi A intermedius A kreuzae A major A microdus A minutissimus A robinsoni A taatsiingolensis Contents 1 Taxonomy 2 Morphology 3 Species 4 Sources 5 External linksTaxonomy EditAmphechinus was named by Auguste Aymard in 1850 It is not extant It was assigned to Erinaceidae by Aymard 1850 Rich 1981 and Pickford et al 2000 Morphology EditA single specimen was examined by J I Bloch K D Rose and P D Gingerich for body mass and was estimated to have a weight of 175 g 0 39 lb 1 Its fossils have been found in Africa Asia Europe and North America Species EditA akespensis A arvernensis A baudelotae A edwardsi A ginsburgi A golpeae A horncloudi A intermedius A kreuzae A major A microdus A minutissimus A robinsoni A taatsiingolensis Sources Edit J I Bloch K D Rose and P D Gingerich 1998 New species of Batodonoides Lipotyphla Geolabididae from the early Eocene of Wyoming smallest known mammal Journal of Mammalogy 79 3 804 827 The Beginning of the Age of Mammals by Kenneth D RoseExternal links EditAmphechinus in the Paleobiology Database This prehistoric mammal related article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Amphechinus amp oldid 1092840491, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
