Tyrrhenian mole

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 Pleistocene epoch.

Tyrrhenian mole Temporal range: Pleistocene PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N ↓
Fossil humerus of the Tyrrhenian mole (Talpa tyrrhenica)
Conservation status
Extinct
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Mammalia
Order:	Eulipotyphla
Family:	Talpidae
Genus:	Talpa
Species:	T. tyrrhenica
Binomial name
Talpa tyrrhenica Bate, 1945

First described in 1945 by Dorothea Bate,[1] this species is known from several palaeontological sites of Sardinia ranging in age from Lower to Upper Pleistocene,[1][2] and in one site of Middle Pleistocene age in southern Corsica.[3]

See also

• List of extinct animals of Europe

References

1. Bate, Dorothea M.A. (1945). "XLII. — The pleistocene mole of Sardinia". Annals and Magazine of Natural History. Series 11. 12 (91): 448–461. doi:10.1080/00222934508654743.
2. Abbazzi, Laura; Angelone, Chiara; Arca, Marisa; Barisone, Giancarlo; Bedetti, Claudia; Delfino, Massimo; Kotsakis, Tassos; Marcolini, Federica; Palombo, Maria Rita; Pavia, Marco; Piras, Paolo; Rook, Lorenzo; Torre, Danilo; Tuveri, Caterinella; Valli, Andrea M.F. & Wilkens, Barbara (2004). "Plio-Pleistocene fossil vertebrates of Monte Tuttavista (Orosei, Eastern Sardinia, Italy), an overview". Rivista Italiana di Paleontologia e Stratigrafia. 110 (3): 681–706. doi:10.13130/2039-4942/5832.
3. Pereira, Elisabeth; Ottaviani-Spella, Marie-Madeleine & Salotti, Michelle (2001). "Nouvelle datation (Pléistocène moyen) du gisement de Punta di Calcina (Conca, Corse du Sud) par la découverte de Talpa tyrrhenica Bate, 1945 et d'une forme primitive de Microtus (Tyrrhenicola) henseli Forsyth-Major, 1882". Geobios (in French). 34 (6): 697–705. doi:10.1016/S0016-6995(01)80031-0.