Notiosorex harrisi
Notiosorex harrisi is an extinct species of shrew from the subfamily Soricinae.
| Harris' shrew 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 | |
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.
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