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Leptictis bullatus

Mammalia - Leptictidae

Taxonomy
Ictops bullatus was named by Matthew (1899). Its type specimen is AMNH 1409 and is a 3D body fossil.

It was recombined as Leptictis bullatus by Novacek (1976) and Meehan and Martin (2010).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1899Ictops bullatus Matthew
1902Ictops bullatus Hay p. 739
1930Ictops bullatus Hay p. 430
1976Leptictis bullatus Novacek p. 9
2010Leptictis bullatus Meehan and Martin p. 99

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
Osteichthyes()
subclassSarcopterygii()
subclassDipnotetrapodomorpha(Nelson 2006)
subclassTetrapodomorpha()
Tetrapoda
Reptiliomorpha
Anthracosauria
subclassAmphibiosauriaKuhn 1967
Cotylosauria()
Amniota
subclassSynapsida
RankNameAuthor
Therapsida()
infraorderCynodontia()
Mammaliamorpha
Mammaliaformes
classMammalia
Theriamorpha(Rowe 1993)
Theriiformes()
Trechnotheria
Cladotheria
Zatheria
subclassTribosphenida()
subclassTheria
Eutheria()
superorderLeptictida
familyLeptictidaeGill 1872
subfamilyLeptictinaeGill 1872
genusLeptictisLeidy 1868
speciesbullatus(Matthew 1899)

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.

Leptictis bullatus Matthew 1899
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: terrestrialsubc
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: ground dwellingf
Diet: insectivoref
Diet 2: carnivoref
Reproduction: viviparoussubc
Created: 2011-04-16 19:28:33
Modified: 2011-04-16 04:29:22
Source: f = family, subc = subclass, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Lillegraven 1979, Meehan and Martin 2010, Carroll 1988, Hendy et al. 2009, Ji et al. 2002
Collections
No collection or age range data are available