Biology:Proterix
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Proterix is an extinct genus of erinaceid mammal from the Late Oligocene to the Early Miocene of North America.
Ecology
Proterix was most likely a burrowing insectivore.[1] The original reference suggests reduced limbs may be possible, due to the unusually high number of lumbar vertebrae, but cautions that conclusions must be reserved until a complete skeleton is found.[2] This proposal was exaggerated in a popular science book by Dougal Dixon, which speculated that it may have been a limbless mammal with an armored head.[3] Though very little of the post-cranial skeleton has been found, this situation is typical for mammals and not an indicator of unusual anatomy.[4][2]
References
- ↑ Macdonald, James Reid (1961). "The lower dentition of Proterix loomisi Matthew?". Journal of Paleontology 35 (3): 632–633. https://pubs.geoscienceworld.org/jpaleontol/article/35/3/632/79430/The-lower-dentition-of-Proterix-loomisi-Matthew.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Bjork, Philip R. (1975). "Observations on the morphology of the hedgehog genus Proterix (Insectivora: Erinaceidae)". in Smith, G.R.. Studies on Cenozoic Paleontology and Stratigraphy: Claude W. Hibbard Memorial Volume 3. Ann Arbor: Museum of Paleontology, University of Michigan. pp. 81–88. http://deepblue.lib.umich.edu/bitstream/2027.42/48612/2/ID475.pdf.
- ↑ Dixon, Dougal (2008). World Encyclopedia of Dinosaurs & Prehistoric Creatures. New York: Lorenz Books. p. 447. ISBN 9780754817307.
- ↑ Gawne, C.E. (1968). "The genus Proterix (Insectivora, Erinaceidae) of the Upper Oligocene of North America". American Museum Novitates (2315). https://digitallibrary.amnh.org/items/d16636de-5af6-432f-8e03-1fb0b6f0a27f. Retrieved 19 January 2013.
Wikidata ☰ Q3924219 entry
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