Galerix
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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 considered as members of the genus:- Galerix aurelianensis
- Galerix exilis
- Galerix kostakiiGalerix kostakiiGalerix kostakii is a fossil erinaceid mammal from the early Miocene of Greece. It is known from the site of Karydia, assigned to the biostratigraphical zone MN 4; similar fossils have been found at an approximately contemporary Czech site and a slightly younger Greek site...
- Galerix remmerti
- Galerix rutlandae
- Galerix saratji
- Galerix stehlini
- Galerix symeonidisi
- Galerix uenayae