Anagale
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| Anagale Fossil range: Early Oligocene |
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| †Anagale gobiensis Simpson, 1931 |
Anagale is an extinct genus of mammal.
Anagale was 30 cm (1 ft) long and resembled a rabbit, but had short ears and a long tail. Also, the build of its hind legs indicates it walked and did not hop. Judging from its shovel-shaped claws, Anagale burrowed for food (such as subterranean beetles and worms). Anagale fossils have strongly worn teeth from eating soil, further indicating it ate subterranean invertebrates.
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