Galerix

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|fossil_range = {{fossil range|28.4|3.4|Late Oligocene through Pliocene}}

|taxon = Galerix

|authority = Pomel, 1848

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Galerix is a prehistoric genus of gymnures. Fossils of these hedgehog-like creatures are found in Europe, Africa, and Asia.

Taxonomy

Nine species are recognized as members of the genus:

References

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{{cite web|title=Galerix|at=Paleobiology Database|url=https://paleobiodb.org/classic/checkTaxonInfo?taxon_no=40376|access-date=27 August 2010|archive-date=13 October 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121013191657/http://paleodb.org/cgi-bin/bridge.pl?action=checkTaxonInfo&taxon_no=40376&is_real_user=1|url-status=live}}

van den Hoek Ostende L. W. (2001). A revised generic classification of the Galericini (Insectivora, Mammalia) with some remarks on their palaeobiogeography and phylogeny. Geobios 34(6): 681–695. {{doi|10.1016/S0016-6995(01)80029-2}}

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Category:Gymnures

Category:Prehistoric Eulipotyphla

Category:Oligocene mammals of Africa

Category:Miocene mammals of Africa

Category:Pliocene mammals of Africa

Category:Oligocene mammals of Asia

Category:Miocene mammals of Asia

Category:Pliocene mammals of Asia

Category:Oligocene mammals of Europe

Category:Miocene mammals of Europe

Category:Pliocene mammals of Europe

Category:Fossil taxa described in 1848

Category:Prehistoric placental genera