Mammalia - Theriamorpha - Leptictidae
Alternative combination: Ictops acutidens
Full reference: E. Douglass. 1902. Fossil Mammalia of the White River beds of Montana. Transactions of the American Philosophical Society 20:237-279
Belongs to Leptictis according to M. J. Novacek 1976
See also Douglass 1902, Hay 1930, Korth 2022 and Novacek 1977
Sister taxa: Ictops major, Isacis caniculus, Leptictis bullatus, Leptictis dakotensis, Leptictis douglassi, Leptictis haydeni, Leptictis montanus, Leptictis thomsoni, Leptictis wilsoni, Ictops porcinus
Type specimen: Its type locality is Pipestone Springs, which is in a Chadronian terrestrial claystone in the Renova Formation of Montana
Ecology: ground dwelling insectivore-carnivore
Distribution: found only at Medicine Pole Hills
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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