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Deinogalerix (from
Ancient Gr****, "terrible/terror" + Galerix) is an
extinct genus of
gymnure which lived in
Italy in the Late Miocene, 7-10
million years...
- †Genus
Deinogalerix †
Deinogalerix brevirostris †
Deinogalerix freudenthali †
Deinogalerix intermedius †
Deinogalerix koenigswaldi †
Deinogalerix minor Genus...
- of the
paleokarst fill. The
Gargano Island endemic mammals included:
Deinogalerix - 5
species of
gymnures ("hairy hedgehogs"),
among them the
giant D....
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their prey on the island, such as the
great erinaceomorph of Gargano,
Deinogalerix, and rodents.
Pavia M. (2011). "Fossil
birds from the
Neogene of the...
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large dormice Stertomys and
Hattomys hamsters, the giant, long-skulled
Deinogalerix moonrats, an otter,
Prolagus pikas, and the multi-horned artiodactyl...
- Size
comparison of the
giant gymnure (moonrat)
Deinogalerix from the Late
Miocene of Gargano, Italy, with a
European hedgehog...
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Neocricetodon sp., and
Apocricetus sp. The
gymnures (hairy hedgehogs)
Deinogalerix freudenthalli, D. minor, D. intermedius, D. brevirostris, D. koenigswaldi...
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typically much
smaller than the moonrat. Even
larger was the
giant gymnure Deinogalerix from
Miocene Europe. It was
estimated to grow
larger than a
modern house...
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Erinaceidae Subfamily:
Galericinae Pomel, 1848
Genera †Apulogalerix †
Deinogalerix †Dzavui
Echinosorex †Eochenus †Eogalericius †Galerix
Hylomys †Lantanotherium...
- ever evolved. The
largest known animal of the
group Eulipotyphla was
Deinogalerix,
measuring up to 60 cm (24 in) in
total length, with a
skull up to 21 cm...
