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Tetracus is an extinct genus of gymnures. Species are from the Oligocene of Belgium and France. Fossils can also be found in the Bouldnor Formation in the Hampshire Basin of southern England.

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Galericinae
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taxon name
Tetracus
taxon rank
genus
start time
28400000-0
end time
23030000-0
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Tetracus is an extinct genus of gymnures. Species are from the Oligocene of Belgium and France. Fossils can also be found in the Bouldnor Formation in the Hampshire Basin of southern England.

Species: †Tetracus nanus (Aymard, 1846) synonym Erinaceus nanus Aymard, 1846 synonym Camphotherium elegans Filhol, 1883, Filhol, 1884 synonym Comphotherium elegans Filhol, 1884, Filhol 1885 synonym Gomphotherium elegans Filhol, 1884 in Schlosser, 1887, p. 140 and 465 and in Lavocat, 1951, p. 14 synonym Neurogymnurus minor Filhol, 1884 synonym Necrogymnurus minor in Lavocat, 1951, p. 13 synonym Tetracus bouti Lavocat, 1951, dans Lavocat, 1951.

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