Mammalia - Theriamorpha - Leptictidae
Full reference: T. J. Meehan and L. D. Martin. 2010. New leptictids (Mammalia: Insectivora) from the Early Oligocene of Nebraska, USA. Neues Jahrbuch für Geologie und Paläontologie - Abhandlungen 256(1):99-107
Parent taxon: Leptictidae according to W. W. Korth et al. 2022
See also Meehan and Martin 2010
Sister taxa: Amphigyion, Asioictops, Didelphodontinae, Eoictops, Gypsonictopinae, Leptictinae, Myrmecoboides, Palaeictops, Procerberinae, Prodiacodon, Pseudorhynchocyoninae, Scileptictis, Stenoleptictis
Subtaxa: Blacktops latidens Blacktops longinares
Type: Blacktops longinares
Ecology: ground dwelling insectivore
Distribution:
• Oligocene of United States (1: Nebraska collection)
• Eocene to Oligocene of United States (1: Nebraska)
Total: 2 collections including 3 occurrences
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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