Mammalia - Theriamorpha - Leptictidae
Synonyms: Palaeictidops Winge 1917, Parictops Granger 1910
Parent taxon: Leptictidae according to J. J. Hooker 2013
See also Gazin 1956, Hay 1902, Hay 1930, Matthew 1918, Matthew 1937, McKenna and Bell 1997, Novacek 1977, Van Valen 1967 and Velazco and Novacek 2016
Sister taxa: Amphigyion, Asioictops, Blacktops, Didelphodontinae, Eoictops, Gypsonictopinae, Leptictinae, Myrmecoboides, Procerberinae, Prodiacodon, Pseudorhynchocyoninae, Scileptictis, Stenoleptictis
Subtaxa: Palaeictops altimontis Palaeictops bicuspis Palaeictops borealis Palaeictops bridgeri Palaeictops matthewi Palaeictops robustus Parictops multicuspis
Ecology: ground dwelling insectivore-carnivore
Distribution:
• Eocene of Canada (2: Saskatchewan collections), United States (63: Colorado, New Mexico, Utah, Wyoming)
• Paleocene of United States (6: Montana, Texas, Wyoming)
Total: 71 collections including 73 occurrences
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