Proscalops

Proscalops is an extinct genus of insect-eating mammal. Formerly placed in the defunct order Insectivora, it is now placed with the Eulipotyphla. The first and most numerous Proscalops fossils were found in the Sharps Formation of South Dakota, near Wounded Knee.^[2][3] Other samples have been found in the Brule Formation of South Dakota, the Deep River Formation of Montana, and in Wyoming.^[2][4]

Proscalops Temporal range: Early Oligocene through Early Miocene[1] PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Mammalia
Order:	Lipotyphla
Family:	†Proscalopidae
Genus:	†Proscalops Matthew, 1901
Species
Proscalops evelynae Proscalops intermedius Proscalops miocaenus Proscalops secundus Proscalops tertius