Extraordinarily preserved talpids (Mammalia, Lipotyphla) and the evolution of fossoriality

We describe four exceptionally preserved Miocene talpid specimens from Germany (representing Mygalea jaegeri, Proscapanus sansaniensis, and Geotrypus montisasini), expanding and amending the original descriptions based on micro-computed tomography (μ-CT) data. These specimens are scored into an enlarged version of the Sánchez-Villagra et al. (2006) character set, along with newly collected data for extant talpids and the fossil species Geotrypus...