Leptonysson basiliscus Van Valen 1967 (eutherian)

Mammalia - Cimolesta - Pantolestidae

Full reference: L. Van Valen. 1967. New Paleocene insectivores and insectivore classification. Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History 135(5):217-284

Belongs to Leptonysson according to L. Van Valen 1967

Sister taxon: Leptonysson orthius

Type specimen: AMNH 35295, a mandible. Its type locality is Gidley Quarry, which is in a Torrejonian terrestrial horizon in the Fort Union Formation of Montana.

Ecology: amphibious piscivore-durophage

Distribution: found only at Gidley Quarry

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