Leptacodon tener Matthew and Granger 1921 (placental)

Mammalia - Theriamorpha - Nyctitheriidae

Full reference: W. D. Matthew and W. Granger. 1921. New genera of Paleocene mammals. American Museum Novitates 13:1-7

Belongs to Leptacodon according to W. D. Matthew and W. Granger 1921

Sister taxa: Leptacodon acherontus, Leptacodon catulus, Leptacodon choristus, Leptacodon donkroni, Leptacodon minutulus, Leptacodon munusculum, Leptacodon nascimentoi, Leptacodon packi, Leptacodon proserpinae

Type specimen: Its type locality is Mason Pocket, which is in a Tiffanian fissure fill shale in Colorado

Ecology: scansorial insectivore

Distribution:

• Paleocene of Canada (5: Alberta collections), United States (11: Colorado, Montana, North Dakota, Wyoming)

Total: 16 collections each including a single occurrence

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