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Leptacodon munusculum

Osteichthyes - Nyctitheriidae

Taxonomy
Leptacodon munusculum was named by Simpson (1935). Its type locality is Gidley Quarry, which is in a Torrejonian terrestrial horizon in the Fort Union Formation of Montana.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1935Leptacodon munusculum Simpson

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
classOsteichthyes
subclassSarcopterygii()
subclassDipnotetrapodomorpha(Nelson 2006)
subclassTetrapodomorpha()
—Tetrapoda
—Reptiliomorpha
—Anthracosauria
subclassAmphibiosauriaKuhn 1967
—Cotylosauria()
—Amniota
subclassSynapsida
—Therapsida()
RankNameAuthor
infraorderCynodontia()
—Mammaliamorpha
—Mammaliaformes
classMammalia
—Cladotheria
—Zatheria
subclassTribosphenida()
subclassTheria
—Eutheria()
—Placentalia
—Boreoeutheria
—Laurasiatheria
—Eulipotyphla
suborderSoricomorphaGregory 1910
superfamilySoricoideaGill 1872
familyNyctitheriidaeSimpson 1928
genusLeptacodon
speciesmunusculum

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.

†Leptacodon munusculum Simpson 1935
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: terrestrialf
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: scansorialf
Diet: insectivoref
Reproduction: viviparoussubc
Created: 2005-09-01 09:08:46
Modified: 2005-09-01 11:08:46
Source: f = family, subc = subclass, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Lillegraven 1979, Hendy et al. 2009, Hooker 2001, Carroll 1988, Ji et al. 2002

Age range: base of the Torrejonian to the top of the Ti1 or 63.40000 to 57.50000 Ma

Collections (9 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
To263.4 - 60.9Canada (Alberta) Leptacodon munusculum (14894)
Torrejonian63.4 - 60.9USA (Wyoming) Leptacodon munusculum (14912)
Torrejonian63.4 - 60.9USA (Montana) Leptacodon munusculum (type locality: 14906)
Ti160.9 - 57.5Canada (Alberta) Leptacodon munusculum (14939)
Ti360.9 - 57.5Canada (Alberta) Leptacodon munusculum (14928)
Tiffanian60.9 - 57.5USA (Wyoming) Leptacodon munusculum (15017) Leptacodon munusculus (14936)
Tiffanian60.9 - 57.5USA (Montana) Leptacodon munusculum (15008 15025)