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Leptictidium nasutum

Mammalia - Pseudorhyncocyonidae

Taxonomy
Leptictidium nasutum was named by Storch and Lister (1985). It is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Messel, which is in a MP 11 lacustrine shale in the Messel Formation of Germany.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1985Leptictidium nasutum Storch and Lister

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
—Eugnathostomata
—Teleostomi(Bonaparte 1836)
subclassSarcopterygii()
subclassDipnotetrapodomorpha(Nelson 2006)
subclassTetrapodomorpha()
—Tetrapoda
—Reptiliomorpha
—Anthracosauria
subclassAmphibiosauriaKuhn 1967
—Cotylosauria()
RankNameAuthor
—Amniota
subclassSynapsida
—Therapsida()
infraorderCynodontia()
—Mammaliamorpha
—Mammaliaformes
classMammalia
—Cladotheria
—Zatheria
subclassTribosphenida()
subclassTheria
—Eutheria()
superorderLeptictida
familyPseudorhyncocyonidaeSigé 1974
genusLeptictidiumTobien 1962
speciesnasutumStorch and Lister 1985

If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.

†Leptictidium nasutum Storch and Lister 1985
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: terrestrialsubc
Locomotion: actively mobilep
Life habit: scansorialsubc
Diet: insectivoresubc
Reproduction: viviparoussubc
Created: 2005-09-06 20:43:42
Modified: 2005-09-06 22:44:32
Source: subc = subclass, subp = subphylum, p = phylum
References: Ji et al. 2002, Lillegraven 1979, Kiessling 2004, Carroll 1988

Age range: MP 11 or 48.07000 to 41.03000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
MP 1148.07 - 41.03Germany (Hessen) Leptictidium nasutum (type locality: 22701)