Leptacodon catulus Krishtalka 1976 (placental)

Mammalia - Theriamorpha - Nyctitheriidae

Full reference: L. Krishtalka. 1976. North American Nyctitheriidae (Mammalia, Insectivora). Annals of Carnegie Museum 46(2):7-28

Belongs to Leptacodon according to L. Krishtalka 1976

Sister taxa: Leptacodon acherontus, Leptacodon choristus, Leptacodon donkroni, Leptacodon minutulus, Leptacodon munusculum, Leptacodon nascimentoi, Leptacodon packi, Leptacodon proserpinae, Leptacodon tener

Type specimen: Its type locality is Arroyo Blanco (AMNH Quarry 88), which is in a Wasatchian terrestrial horizon in the San Jose Formation of New Mexico

Ecology: scansorial insectivore

Distribution: found only at Arroyo Blanco (AMNH Quarry 88)

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