Acta Zoologica Cracoviensia, 36(2) 1993

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VOL 36(2) 1993

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Fossil mammals, Insectivora, Metacodontidae, Miocene, Poland

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Insectivora (Mammalia) from the Miocene of Bełchatów in Poland. I. Metacodontidae: Plesiosorex Pomel, 1854

• Barbara RZEBIK-KOWALSKA

Abstract:

Isolated teeth of Plesiosorex germanicus (SEEMANN, 1938) have been found for the first time in Poland, in the Miocene locality of Bełchatów (central part of the country). They were localized in horizon B, dated to the Middle Miocene (MN5/6). The systematic position of above-mentioned taxon, its measurements and illustrations are given.