Mammalia - Theriamorpha - Pediomyidae
Full reference: B. M. Davis. 2007. A revision of “pediomyid” marsupials from the Late Cretaceous of North America. Acta Palaeontologica Polonica 52(2):217-256
Parent taxon: Pediomyidae according to T. E. Williamson et al. 2012
See also Davis 2007, Hunter et al. 2010 and Wilson et al. 2010
Sister taxa: Iqualadelphis, Pediomys, Petaurinae, Protolambda, Unnuakomys
Subtaxa: Leptalestes cooki Leptalestes krejcii Leptalestes prokrejcii Leptalestes toevsi
Ecology: scansorial omnivore
Distribution:
• Paleocene of United States (1: Montana collection)
• Cretaceous of Canada (7: Alberta, Saskatchewan), United States (38: Colorado, Montana, New Mexico, South Dakota, Utah, Wyoming)
Total: 46 collections including 55 occurrences
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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