''Proscalops'' is an extinct genus of insect-eating mammal. Formerly placed in the defunct order
Insectivora, it is now placed with the
Eulipotyphla. The first and most numerous ''Proscalops'' fossils were found in the
Sharps Formation
The Sharps Formation is a Formation (geology), geologic formation in South Dakota. It preserves fossils dating back to the Paleogene.
The Sharps Formation is the namesake of the community of Sharps Corner, South Dakota.
Fossil content
Mammal ...
of
South Dakota, near
Wounded Knee. Other samples have been found in the
Brule Formation of South Dakota, the
Deep River Formation of
Montana, and in
Wyoming.
References
Prehistoric Eulipotyphla
Extinct mammals of North America
Oligocene mammals
Fossil taxa described in 1901
Prehistoric placental genera
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