Mammalia - Theriamorpha - Nyctitheriidae
Full reference: C. Estravís. 1996. Leptacodon nascimentoi n. sp., un nouveau Nyctitheriidae (Mammalia, Lipotyphla) de l'Eocène inférieur de Silveirinha (Baixo Mondego, Portugal). Palaeovertebrata 25(2-4):279-286
Belongs to Leptacodon according to Estravís 1996
Sister taxa: Leptacodon acherontus, Leptacodon catulus, Leptacodon choristus, Leptacodon donkroni, Leptacodon minutulus, Leptacodon munusculum, Leptacodon packi, Leptacodon proserpinae, Leptacodon tener
Type specimen: SV3-302, a tooth. Its type locality is Silveirinha clay pit, which is in an Eocene crevasse splay conglomerate/siliciclastic in the Silveirinha Formation of Portugal.
Ecology: scansorial insectivore
Distribution: found only at Silveirinha clay pit
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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