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Tyrrhenian mole
The
Tyrrhenian
mole
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
.
First described in
1945
by
Dorothea Bate
, this
species
is known from several
palaeontological
sites
of
Sardinia
ranging
in
age
from
Lower
to
Upper Pleistocene
, and in one
site
of
Middle Pleistocene age
in
southern
Corsica
.
