Mammalia - Theriamorpha - Leptictidae
Synonym: Palaeolestes Matthew and Granger 1918
Full reference: W. D. Matthew. 1929. Preoccupied names. Journal of Mammalogy 10(2):171
Parent taxon: Leptictidae according to W. A. Clemens 2015
See also Alroy 2002, Gazin 1949, Matthew 1929, Matthew 1937, McKenna and Bell 1997, Novacek 1977 and Van Valen 1967
Sister taxa: Amphigyion, Asioictops, Blacktops, Didelphodontinae, Eoictops, Gypsonictopinae, Leptictinae, Myrmecoboides, Palaeictops, Procerberinae, Pseudorhynchocyoninae, Scileptictis, Stenoleptictis
Subtaxa: Palaeolestes gorei Prodiacodon concordiarcensis Prodiacodon crustulum Prodiacodon furor Prodiacodon paucus Prodiacodon tauricinerei
Ecology: ground dwelling insectivore-carnivore
Distribution:
• Eocene of Canada (1: Northwest Territories collection), United States (47: Colorado, New Mexico, North Dakota, Wyoming)
• Clarkforkian of United States (4: Colorado, Wyoming)
• Paleocene of Canada (5: Alberta, Saskatchewan), United States (30: Montana, North Dakota, Wyoming)
Total: 87 collections including 91 occurrences
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