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
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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