Palaeictops bicuspis Cope 1880 (eutherian)

Mammalia - Theriamorpha - Leptictidae

Alternative combinations: Diacodon bicuspis, Ictops bicuspis, Stypolophus bicuspis

Full reference: E. D. Cope. 1880. The bad lands of the Wind River and their fauna. The American Naturalist 14(10):745-748

Belongs to Palaeictops according to G. F. Gunnell 1998

See also Cope 1880, Cope 1881, Gazin 1949, Gazin 1956, Gazin 1976, Hay 1902, Matthew 1918, Novacek 1977, Novacek 1982 and Velazco and Novacek 2016

Sister taxa: Palaeictops altimontis, Palaeictops borealis, Palaeictops bridgeri, Palaeictops matthewi, Palaeictops multicuspis, Palaeictops robustus

Ecology: ground dwelling insectivore-carnivore

Distribution:

• Eocene of United States (36: Colorado, Wyoming collections)

Total: 36 collections each including a single occurrence

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