Notiosorex harrisi

Notiosorex harrisi is an extinct species of shrew from the subfamily Soricinae.

Harris' shrew[1]
Temporal range: Holocene-aged ≤79 ka
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Eulipotyphla
Family: Soricidae
Genus: Notiosorex
Species:
N. harrisi
Binomial name
Notiosorex harrisi
Carroway, 2010

It is one of several extinct species of Notiosorex described from the fossil record and the specific epithet is a patronymic to honor Arthur H. Harris for his decades of work on the paleontology of mammals in the southwestern United States.[1]

Holotype

The holotype specimen is deposited at the University of Texas at El Paso Biodiverstiy Collections as UTEP:ES:120-2526. It is an adult, left dentary with the first incisor, fourth premolar and first through third molars. The specimen was collected from Big Manhole Cave in Eddy County, New Mexico.


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References
  1. Carraway, L. N. (2010). "Fossil history of Notiosorex (Soricomorpha: Soricidae) shrews with descriptions of new species". Western North American Naturalist. 70 (2): 144–163. ISSN 1527-0904.
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