Leptalestes Davis 2007 (metatherian)

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

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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

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