Eorhynchocyon

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title: Eorhynchocyon
text: Eorhynchocyon is an extinct mammal genus from the macroscelidid superfamily. Fossils of an unknown animal were found in Namibia. The fossils descended from Bartonian-Priabonian stage. Authors describe it as a Macroscelidea member of middle size. As a diagnostic trait they enlisted convex mandible profile and ascending mandible ramus leaning backwordly. Mandible shape resembled the elephant shrew, known scientifically as Hypsorhynchocyon. Whole mandible length measures 36 mm and alveolar processe
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description: Extinct genus of mammals
original url: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eorhynchocyon
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date modified: 2023-08-11T10:30:33Z
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image: {"content_url":"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/6b/Elephant_Shrew.jpg","width":450,"height":335}
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