Vulcanoscaptor ninoti

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Talpoidea
Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Unikonta Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Kingdom: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: ParaHoxozoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Superphylum: Deuterostomia Phylum: Chordata Cladus: Olfactores Subphylum: Vertebrata Infraphylum: Gnathostomata Megaclassis: Osteichthyes Cladus: Sarcopterygii Cladus: Rhipidistia Cladus: Tetrapodomorpha Cladus: Eotetrapodiformes Cladus: Elpistostegalia Superclassis: Tetrapoda Cladus: Reptiliomorpha Cladus: Amniota Cladus: Synapsida Cladus: Eupelycosauria Cladus: Metopophora Cladus: Haptodontiformes Cladus: Sphenacomorpha Cladus: Sphenacodontia Cladus: Pantherapsida Cladus: Sphenacodontoidea Cladus: Therapsida Cladus: Theriodontia Cladus: Eutheriodontia Cladus: Cynodontia Cladus: Epicynodontia Cladus: Eucynodontia Cladus: Probainognathia Cladus: Prozostrodontia Cladus: Mammaliamorpha Cladus: Mammaliaformes Classis: Mammalia Cladus: Theriimorpha Cladus: Theriiformes Cladus: Trechnotheria Cladus: Cladotheria Cladus: Prototribosphenida Cladus: Zatheria Cladus: Tribosphenida Subclassis: Theria Cladus: Eutheria Infraclassis: Placentalia Magnordo: Boreoeutheria Superordo: Laurasiatheria Ordo: Eulipotyphla Subordo: Erinaceota Superfamilia: Talpoidea

Familia: Talpidae
Subfamilia: Scalopinae
Tribus: Scalopini
Genus: †Vulcanoscaptor
Species:

Vulcanoscaptor ninoti Linares-Martín in Linares-Martín et al., 2025: 3

Holotype: IPHES-CERCA CN10-O17-NIV11-12, partial skeleton with cranial and postcranial elements.
Type locality and horizon: Camp dels Ninots, NE Spain. Lower Pliocene.

Linares-Martín, A., Furió, M., de Soler, B.G., Agustí, J., Oms, O., Grandi, F., Blain, H.-A., Moreno-Ribas, E., Piñero, P. & Campeny, G. 2025. An unexpected Scalopini mole (Talpidae, Mammalia) from the Pliocene of Europe sheds light on the phylogeny of talpids. Scientific Reports 15: 24928. DOI: 10.1038/s41598-025-10396-1 Reference page.