Notiosorex harrisi
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Notiosorex harrisi is an extinct species of shrew from the subfamily Soricinae.
Quick Facts Harris' shrew Temporal range: Holocene-aged ≤79 ka, Scientific classification ...
Harris' shrew[1] Temporal range: Holocene-aged ≤79 ka | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Mammalia |
Order: | Eulipotyphla |
Family: | Soricidae |
Genus: | Notiosorex |
Species: | †N. harrisi |
Binomial name | |
†Notiosorex harrisi Carroway, 2010 | |
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It is one of several extinct species of Notiosorex described from the fossil record and the specific epithet is a patronymic to honor Arthur H. Harris for his decades of work on the paleontology of mammals in the southwestern United States.[1]