Galerix stehlini

Galerix stehlini
Temporal range:
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Infraclass: Placentalia
Order: Eulipotyphla
Family: Erinaceidae
Genus: †Galerix
Species:
†G. stehlini
Binomial name
†Galerix stehlini
Gaillard, 1929

Galerix stehlini is an extinct species of gymnure in the genus Galerix that lived in Europe during the Middle Miocene subepoch.

Palaeobiology

Palaeopathology

G. stehlini fossils have been unearthed at La Grive-Saint-Alban in France displaying evidence of supernumerary alveolar sockets and root subdivision, likely reflecting inbreeding depression caused by habitat fragmentation. One fossil of G. stehlini found at the site exhibits signs of bite trauma likely produced by Parasorex socialis.[1]

References

  1. ↑ Cailleux, Florentin (19 May 2026). "Dental disorders and mandibular trauma: the last stand of the Miocene gymnure Galerix stehlini (Mammalia, Erinaceidae)". Journal of Mammalian Evolution. 33 (2). doi:10.1007/s10914-026-09822-6. ISSN 1064-7554. Retrieved 13 August 2026 – via Springer Nature Link.
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