Palaeictops matthewi Novacek 1977 (eutherian)

Mammalia - Theriamorpha - Leptictidae

Full reference: M. J. Novacek. 1977. A review of Paleocene and Eocene Leptictidae (Mammalia: Eutheria) from North America. PaleoBios 24:1-42

Belongs to Palaeictops according to P. M. Velazco and M. J. Novacek 2016

See also Bown and Schankler 1982 and Novacek 1977

Sister taxa: Palaeictops altimontis, Palaeictops bicuspis, Palaeictops borealis, Palaeictops bridgeri, Palaeictops robustus, Parictops multicuspis

Type specimen: Its type locality is Exposure Near Top of Buzzard Pass, which is in a Wasatchian terrestrial horizon in the DeBeque Formation of Colorado

Ecology: ground dwelling insectivore-carnivore

Distribution: there are no occurrences of Palaeictops matthewi in the database

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