Palaeictops robustus Velazco and Novacek 2016 (eutherian)

Mammalia - Leptictida - Leptictidae

Full reference: P. M. Velazco and M. J. Novacek. 2016. Systematics of the genus Palaeictops Matthew, 1899 (Mammalia: Leptictidae), with the description of two new species from the Middle Eocene of Utah and Wyoming. American Museum Novitates 3867:1-42

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

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

Type specimen: CM 11954, a partial skull. Its type locality is Leland Bench Wash, which is in an Uintan terrestrial horizon in the Uinta Formation of Utah.

Ecology: ground dwelling insectivore-carnivore

Distribution: found only at Leland Bench Wash

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