Mammalia - Theriamorpha - Leptictidae
Full reference: P. M. Velazco and M. J. Novacek. 2016. Systematics of the genus Palaeictops Matthew, 1899 (Mammalia: Leptictidae), with the description of two new species from the Middle Eocene of Utah and Wyoming. American Museum Novitates 3867:1-42
Belongs to Palaeictops according to P. M. Velazco and M. J. Novacek 2016
Sister taxa: Palaeictops altimontis, Palaeictops bicuspis, Palaeictops borealis, Palaeictops bridgeri, Palaeictops matthewi, Parictops multicuspis
Type specimen: CM 11954, a partial skull. Its type locality is Leland Bench Wash, which is in an Uintan terrestrial horizon in the Uinta Formation of Utah.
Ecology: ground dwelling insectivore-carnivore
Distribution: found only at Leland Bench Wash
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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