Leptictis montanus Douglass 1905 (eutherian)

Mammalia - Theriamorpha - Leptictidae

Alternative combination: Ictops montanus

Synonyms: Ictops intermedius Douglass 1905, Ictops tenuis Douglass 1905, Leptictis intermedius Douglass 1905

Full reference: E. Douglass. 1905. The Tertiary of Montana. Memoirs of the Carnegie Museum 2(5):203-221

Belongs to Leptictis according to M. J. Novacek 1976

See also Douglass 1905, Hay 1930 and Korth 2022

Sister taxa: Ictops major, Isacis caniculus, Leptictis acutidens, Leptictis bullatus, Leptictis dakotensis, Leptictis douglassi, Leptictis haydeni, Leptictis thomsoni, Leptictis wilsoni, Ictops porcinus

Ecology: ground dwelling insectivore-carnivore

Distribution: found only at McCarty's Mountain (Eocene of Montana)

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