Tyrrhenian mole

Tyrrhenian mole; Temporal range: Pleistocene PreЄ Є O S D C P T J K Pg N ↓
	Fossil humerus of the Tyrrhenian mole (Talpa tyrrhenica)
Conservation status
	Extinct
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Mammalia
Order:	Eulipotyphla
Family:	Talpidae
Genus:	Talpa
Species:	T. tyrrhenica
Binomial name
	Talpa tyrrhenica; Bate, 1945

Short description: Extinct species of mammal

The Tyrrhenian mole (Talpa tyrrhenica) is an extinct species of mammal in the family Talpidae. It was endemic to the Mediterranean islands of Corsica and Sardinia during the Pleistocene epoch.

First described in 1945 by Dorothea Bate,^[1] this species is known from several palaeontological sites of Sardinia ranging in age from Lower to Upper Pleistocene,^[1]^[2] and in one site of Middle Pleistocene age in southern Corsica.^[3]

References

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 Bate, Dorothea M.A. (1945). "XLII. — The pleistocene mole of Sardinia" (in en). Annals and Magazine of Natural History. Series 11 12 (91): 448–461. doi:10.1080/00222934508654743.
↑ Abbazzi, Laura; Angelone, Chiara; Arca, Marisa; Barisone, Giancarlo; Bedetti, Claudia; Delfino, Massimo; Kotsakis, Tassos; Marcolini, Federica et al. (2004). "Plio-Pleistocene fossil vertebrates of Monte Tuttavista (Orosei, Eastern Sardinia, Italy), an overview" (in en). Rivista Italiana di Paleontologia e Stratigrafia 110 (3): 681–706. doi:10.13130/2039-4942/5832.
↑ Pereira, Elisabeth; Ottaviani-Spella, Marie-Madeleine; Salotti, Michelle (2001). "Nouvelle datation (Pléistocène moyen) du gisement de Punta di Calcina (Conca, Corse du Sud) par la découverte de Talpa tyrrhenica Bate, 1945 et d'une forme primitive de Microtus (Tyrrhenicola) henseli Forsyth-Major, 1882" (in fr). Geobios 34 (6): 697–705. doi:10.1016/S0016-6995(01)80031-0.

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[Bate-1945-1] 1.0 ^1.1 Bate, Dorothea M.A. (1945). "XLII. — The pleistocene mole of Sardinia" (in en). Annals and Magazine of Natural History. Series 11 12 (91): 448–461. doi:10.1080/00222934508654743.

[Abbazzi-2004-2] Abbazzi, Laura; Angelone, Chiara; Arca, Marisa; Barisone, Giancarlo; Bedetti, Claudia; Delfino, Massimo; Kotsakis, Tassos; Marcolini, Federica et al. (2004). "Plio-Pleistocene fossil vertebrates of Monte Tuttavista (Orosei, Eastern Sardinia, Italy), an overview" (in en). Rivista Italiana di Paleontologia e Stratigrafia 110 (3): 681–706. doi:10.13130/2039-4942/5832.

[Pereira-2001-3] Pereira, Elisabeth; Ottaviani-Spella, Marie-Madeleine; Salotti, Michelle (2001). "Nouvelle datation (Pléistocène moyen) du gisement de Punta di Calcina (Conca, Corse du Sud) par la découverte de Talpa tyrrhenica Bate, 1945 et d'une forme primitive de Microtus (Tyrrhenicola) henseli Forsyth-Major, 1882" (in fr). Geobios 34 (6): 697–705. doi:10.1016/S0016-6995(01)80031-0.

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Tyrrhenian mole

Topic: Biology

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References

Tyrrhenian mole Temporal range: Pleistocene PreЄ Є O S D C P T J K Pg N ↓

Fossil humerus of the Tyrrhenian mole (Talpa tyrrhenica)
Conservation status
Extinct
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Mammalia
Order:	Eulipotyphla
Family:	Talpidae
Genus:	Talpa
Species:	T. tyrrhenica
Binomial name
*Talpa tyrrhenica* Bate, 1945