Talpa tyrrhenica
| Tyrrhenian mole Temporal range: Pleistocene |
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| Fossil humerus of the Tyrrhenian mole (Talpa tyrrhenica) | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Eulipotyphla |
| Family: | Talpidae |
| Genus: | Talpa |
| Species: | T. tyrrhenica |
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Talpa tyrrhenica Bate, 1945 |
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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 epoch.
First described in 1945 by Dorothea Bate, this species is known from several palaeontological sites of Sardinia ranging in age from to , and in one site of age in southern Corsica.
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