Mammalia - Theriamorpha - Leptictidae
Synonyms: Ictidops Winge 1917, Ictops Leidy 1868, Isacis Cope 1873, Isacus Cope 1873, Nanohyus Leidy 1869
Parent taxon: Leptictinae according to T. J. Meehan and L. D. Martin 2010
See also Alroy 2002, Cope 1873, Hay 1902, Hay 1930, Johnson 1966, Kellner and McKenna 1996, Korth 2022, Korth et al. 2022, Lillegraven 1969, Matthew 1918, McKenna and Bell 1997, Novacek 1976, Novacek 1977, Rose 1999, Scott and Jepsen 1936 and Van Valen 1967
Sister taxa: Acmeodon, Hypictops, Megaleptictis, Mesodectes, Xenacodon
Subtaxa: Ictops major Ictops porcinus Isacis caniculus Leptictis acutidens Leptictis bullatus Leptictis dakotensis Leptictis douglassi Leptictis haydeni Leptictis montanus Leptictis thomsoni Leptictis wilsoni
Type: Leptictis haydeni
Ecology: ground dwelling insectivore-carnivore
Distribution:
• Oligocene of United States (7: North Dakota, South Dakota, Wyoming collections)
• Eocene to Oligocene of United States (1: Nebraska)
• Eocene of Spain (1), United States (9: Montana, North Dakota, South Dakota, Texas, Wyoming)
Total: 18 collections including 21 occurrences
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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