Family Tenrecidae Gray 1821 (tenrec)
PaleoDB taxon number: 40531
Full reference: J. E. Gray. 1821. On the natural arrangement of vertebrose animals. The London Medical Repository Monthly Journal and Review 15:296-310
Parent taxon: Tenrecoidea according to E. R. Seiffert 2007
Sister taxa: Afrosoricida, Chrysochloridae, Plesiorycteropus, Qatranilestes, Jawharia, Nanogale, Widanelfarasia, Dilambdogale
Subtaxa: Arenagale, Echinops, Geogale, Limnogale, Microgale, Ndamathaia, Oryzorictinae, Parageogale, Potamogalinae, Setifer, Sperrgale, Tenrec, Tenrecinae
Ecology: ground dwelling insectivore-carnivore