This note describes a maxillary fragment of a small Shrew-mole (Uropsilinae) from Podlesice, Poland (Lower Pliocene, Ruscinian MN 14), tentatively referred to Desmanella cf. dubia Rümke, 1976. It is the first known specimen of Desmanella from Poland.

Cranium

CC BY 3.0 NL ("Naamsvermelding")

Werkgroep Pleistocene Zoogdieren

D.L. Harrison, & B. Rzebik-Kowalska. (1994). A note on the occurrence of Desmanella cf. dubia Rümke, 1976 (Insectivora: Talpidae: Uropsilinae) in the Lower Pliocene of Podlesice, Poland. Cranium, 11(1), 3–6.