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Leptictidae
Taxonomy
Leptictidae was named by Gill (1872). It is not extant.
It was assigned to Creodonta by Cope (1889); to Lipotyphla by Jaekel (1911); to Insectivora by Hay (1902), Simpson (1927), Sloan and Van Valen (1965) and Johnson (1966); to Tupaioidea by Van Valen (1967); to Proteutheria by Novacek (1976); to Erinaceomorpha by Gregory (1910) and Novacek et al. (1985); to Leptictida by McKenna and Bell (1997), Wible et al. (2007) and Meehan and Martin (2010); to Tamirtheria by Velazco et al. (2022); and to Leptictida by Silcox et al. (2010), Clemens (2015), Velazco and Novacek (2016), Korth (2022) and Korth et al. (2022).
It was assigned to Creodonta by Cope (1889); to Lipotyphla by Jaekel (1911); to Insectivora by Hay (1902), Simpson (1927), Sloan and Van Valen (1965) and Johnson (1966); to Tupaioidea by Van Valen (1967); to Proteutheria by Novacek (1976); to Erinaceomorpha by Gregory (1910) and Novacek et al. (1985); to Leptictida by McKenna and Bell (1997), Wible et al. (2007) and Meehan and Martin (2010); to Tamirtheria by Velazco et al. (2022); and to Leptictida by Silcox et al. (2010), Clemens (2015), Velazco and Novacek (2016), Korth (2022) and Korth et al. (2022).
Synonyms
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Synonymy list
Year | Name and author |
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1872 | Leptictidae Gill |
1874 | Isacidae Cope |
1887 | Ictopsidae Schlosser |
1889 | Leptictidae Cope p. 876 |
1902 | Leptictidae Hay p. 738 |
1910 | Leptictidae Gregory p. 464 |
1911 | Leptictidae Jaekel p. 210 |
1927 | Leptictidae Simpson p. 6 |
1965 | Leptictidae Sloan and Van Valen p. 225 |
1966 | Leptictidae Johnson p. 80 |
1967 | Leptictidae Van Valen |
1976 | Leptictidae Novacek p. 3 |
1985 | Leptictidae Novacek et al. p. 464 |
1997 | Leptictidae McKenna and Bell |
2007 | Leptictidae Wible et al. |
2010 | Leptictidae Meehan and Martin p. 102 |
2010 | Leptictidae Silcox et al. |
2015 | Leptictidae Clemens |
2016 | Leptictidae Velazco and Novacek p. 4 |
2022 | Leptictidae Korth p. 310 |
2022 | Leptictidae Korth et al. |
2022 | Leptictidae Velazco et al. |
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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.
Fm. †Leptictidae Gill 1872
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G. †Blacktops Meehan and Martin 2010
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†Blacktops latidens Meehan and Martin 2010
†Blacktops longinares Meehan and Martin 2010
Subfm. †Leptictinae Gill 1872
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G. †Leptictis Leidy 1868
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†Leptictis acutidens Douglass 1902
†Leptictis bullatus Matthew 1899
†Leptictis douglassi Novacek 1976
†Leptictis haydeni Leidy 1868
†Leptictis montanus Douglass 1905
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Invalid names: Ictops intermedius Douglass 1905 [synonym], Ictops tenuis Douglass 1905 [synonym]
†Leptictis thomsoni Matthew 1903
†Leptictis wilsoni Novacek 1976
Invalid names: Ictidops Winge 1917 [synonym], Ictops Leidy 1868 [synonym], Ictops major Douglass 1905 [nomen dubium], Isacis Cope 1873 [synonym], Isacis caniculus Cope 1873 [nomen dubium], Mesodectes Cope 1875 [synonym], Nanohyus Leidy 1869 [synonym]
Invalid names: Diacodontinae Trouessart 1879 [synonym]
G. †Myrmecoboides Gidley 1915
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†Myrmecoboides arenarius Secord 2008
†Myrmecoboides montanensis Gidley 1915
G. †Palaeictops Matthew 1899
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†Palaeictops altimontis Velazco and Novacek 2016
†Palaeictops bicuspis Cope 1880
†Palaeictops borealis Russell 1965
†Palaeictops bridgeri Simpson 1959
†Palaeictops matthewi Novacek 1977
†Palaeictops multicuspis Granger 1910
†Palaeictops robustus Velazco and Novacek 2016
Invalid names: Palaeictidops Winge 1917 [synonym], Parictops Granger 1910 [synonym]
G. †Prodiacodon Matthew 1929
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†Prodiacodon crustulum Novacek 1977
†Prodiacodon furor Novacek 1977
†Prodiacodon paucus Secord 2008
†Prodiacodon puercensis Matthew 1918
Invalid names: Palaeolestes Matthew and Granger 1918 [synonym]
G. †Scileptictis Tong and Wang 2006
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†Scileptictis simplus Tong and Wang 2006
†Scileptictis stenotalus Tong and Wang 2006
G. †Stenoleptictis Korth 2022
Invalid names: Gypsonictopinae Van Valen 1967 [empty], Ictopsidae Schlosser 1887 [synonym], Isacidae Cope 1874 [synonym], Procerberinae Sloan and Van Valen 1965 [empty]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
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Source: f = family, subc = subclass, c = class, subp = subphylum | |||||
References: Meehan and Martin 2010, Carroll 1988, Lillegraven 1979, Ji et al. 2002, Hendy et al. 2009 |
Age range: base of the Puercan to the top of the Pleistocene or 66.00000 to 0.01170 Ma
Collections (218 total)
Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
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Puercan | Canada (Saskatchewan) | Prodiacodon sp. (14691 14768) | |
Puercan | USA (Montana) | Palaeictops sp., Prodiacodon crustulum (14766) Prodiacodon crustulum (14666 14759 14799 14800 183112 183113 183114 218653) | |
Puercan | USA (New Mexico) | Leptictidae indet. (14794) | |
To2 | Canada (Alberta) | Prodiacodon furor (14894) | |
Torrejonian | USA (Texas) | Palaeictops sp. (14956) | |
Torrejonian | USA (Montana) | Myrmecoboides montanensis, Prodiacodon concordiarcensis, Prodiacodon furor (14906) | |
Torrejonian | USA (Wyoming) | Diacodon concordiarcensis, Myrmecoboides montanensis, Prodiacodon puercensis (14886) Leptictidae indet., Myrmecoboides sp., Palaeictops sp. (14912) Prodiacodon sp. (14897 14898 14900 14904 14905) | |
Torrejonian | USA (New Mexico) | Leptictidae indet., Prodiacodon puercensis (14893) Prodiacodon puercensis (14815 14833 14859) Prodiacodon sp. (14816) | |
Torrejonian | USA (Utah) | Myrmecoboides sp. (14830) | |
Ti1 | Canada (Alberta) | Myrmecoboides montanensis, Prodiacodon concordiarcensis, Prodiacodon furor, Prodiacodon puercensis (14939) | |
Ti3 | Canada (Alberta) | Prodiacodon sp. (14992) | |
Tiffanian | USA (North Dakota) | Prodiacodon sp. (14976) | |
Tiffanian | USA (Montana) | Myrmecoboides montanensis (15008) Myrmecoboides montanensis, Prodiacodon concordiarcensis, Prodiacodon furor (15025) | |
Tiffanian | USA (Wyoming) | Diacodon pearcei (14989) Leptictidae indet. (15036) Myrmecoboides sp. (15017) Palaeictops sp. (15032) Palaeictops sp., Prodiacodon concordiarcensis (15049) Palaeictops sp., Prodiacodon sp. (26569) Prodiacodon concordarcensis (198263) Prodiacodon concordiarcensis, Prodiacodon furor (14936) Prodiacodon concordiarcensis, Prodiacodon puercensis (198264) Prodiacodon paucus (15059) Prodiacodon puercensis (198262) Prodiacodon sp. (15034) Prodiacodon tauricinerei (15058 85096 190462) | |
Late/Upper Paleocene | USA (Wyoming) | Prodiacodon sp. (15024) | |
Clarkforkian | USA (Colorado) | Prodiacodon sp. (15239) | |
Clarkforkian | USA (Wyoming) | Prodiacodon tauricinerei (15085 15107 15159) | |
Ypresian | United Kingdom | Leptictidae indet. (87950) | |
Ypresian | United Kingdom (England) | Leptictidae indet. (38868 133368) | |
Lostcabinian | USA (Wyoming) | Leptictidae indet., Palaeictops multicuspis (15930) Palaeictops multicuspis (15917) Palaeictops sp., Palaeictops multicuspis (15915) | |
Lysitean - Lostcabinian | USA (Wyoming) | Prodiacodon sp. (15451) | |
Wasatchian | USA (Colorado) | Palaeictops bicuspis (15294 15310 15340 15652) Palaeictops bicuspis, Prodiacodon tauricinerei (15225) Palaeictops matthewi (15333 15420 15650) Palaeictops tauricinerei (15450 15480 15485 15660 15725 15845 15887) Prodiacodon tauricinerei (15222 15353 15391) | |
Wasatchian | Canada (Northwest Territories) | Prodiacodon sp. (15583) | |
Wasatchian | USA (Wyoming) | Diacodon alticuspis (15596) Leptictidae indet. (15479 15582) Palaeictops bicuspis (15551 15553 15554 15556 15557 15558 15576 15578 15589 15687 15692 15694 15702 46636 46692 46699 46701 46706 46721 46755 46782 46820 46834) Palaeictops bicuspis, Prodiacodon tauricinerei (15548 15577 15586) Palaeictops multicuspis (15559) Palaeictops pineyensis (15486 15662 15964) Palaeictops sp. (15842 15902 15934 16074) Palaeictops sp., Prodiacodon sp. (15673 118482) Palaeictops tauricinerei (15455 15893 15932 16021 16055) Prodiacodon sp. (15729 15793 15897) Prodiacodon tauricinerei (15491 15493 15504 15505 15507 15510 15512 15514 15515 15516 15518 15520 15522 15531 15534 15544 15555 15573) | |
Wasatchian | USA (New Mexico) | Palaeictops sp., Prodiacodon sp. (15446) Prodiacodon sp. (15448) Prodiacodon tauricinerei (15453) | |
Wasatchian | USA (North Dakota) | Palaeictops tauricinerei (15895) | |
Early/Lower Eocene | France (Var) | Leptictidae indet. (35538) | |
Early/Lower Eocene | China (Shandong) | Asioictops mckennai, Scileptictis simplus, Scileptictis stenotalus (77929) | |
Early/Lower Eocene | USA (Wyoming) | Amphigyion straitae (80580) Palaeictops bicuspis (15680) | |
Wasatchian - Bridgerian | USA (Wyoming) | Palaeictops bicuspis (15669) | |
Wasatchian - Bridgerian | Canada (Northwest Territories) | Leptictidae indet. (15584) | |
Bridgerian | USA (Utah) | Palaeictops bridgeri (16396) | |
Bridgerian | USA (Wyoming) | Diacodon bridgeri (16428) Hypictops syntaphus (16279) Leptictidae indet. (15837) Palaeictops bridgeri (16137 16204 16223 16388 16415 16446 16499) Palaeictops sp., Palaeictops multicuspis (16207) | |
Early/Lower Uintan | USA (California) | Leptictidae indet. (16705) | |
Early/Lower Uintan | USA (Colorado) | Leptictidae indet. (16623) | |
Late/Upper Uintan | Canada (Saskatchewan) | Palaeictops borealis, Leptictis sp. (16626) | |
Late/Upper Uintan | USA (Texas) | Leptictidae indet. (16614) | |
Uintan | USA (Utah) | Palaeictops robustus (189826) | |
Uintan | USA (Wyoming) | Leptictidae indet. (16630) Palaeictops altimontis (189827) | |
Duchesnean | Canada (Saskatchewan) | Leptictis sp. (16846) Palaeictops borealis, Leptictis sp. (16845) | |
Duchesnean | USA (Wyoming) | Palaeictops sp. (16826) | |
Duchesnean | USA (Texas) | Leptictis douglassi (16835) | |
Duchesnean - Chadronian | USA (Montana) | Leptictis sp. (16840) | |
Priabonian | Spain (Catalonia) | Leptictis sp. (31751) | |
Chadronian | USA (South Dakota) | Ictops dakotensis (17006 17007) | |
Chadronian | USA (North Dakota) | Leptictis sp. (16991) | |
Chadronian | USA (Montana) | Ictops magnus, Ictops montanus, Leptictis montanus (16990) | |
Chadronian | USA (Wyoming) | Ictops sp. (16908 16952) Leptictis dakotensis (16942 16943) | |
Chadronian | USA (Texas) | Leptictis wilsoni (17016) | |
Late/Upper Chadronian | USA (Montana) | Leptictis sp. (17027) | |
Middle Chadronian | Canada (Saskatchewan) | Leptictis sp. (16928) | |
Chadronian - Orellan | USA (South Dakota) | Megaleptictis altidens (154199) | |
Late/Upper Chadronian - Orellan | USA (Nebraska) | Leptictis dakotensis, Blacktops sp. (230806) | |
Orellan | USA (Colorado) | Ictops sp. (17081 17082) | |
Orellan | USA (Wyoming) | Leptictis dakotensis (17104 17105 17106) Leptictis sp. (17318) | |
Orellan | Canada (Saskatchewan) | Leptictis sp. (17111) | |
Orellan | USA (Nebraska) | Blacktops longinares, Blacktops latidens (17221) Leptictis sp. (17098 17108) | |
Orellan | USA (North Dakota) | Leptictis dakotensis (17100) | |
Orellan | USA (South Dakota) | Ictops dakotensis (17133) Ictops sp. (17094 17102 17174 17187 17188 17189 17190 17198) Leptictis haydeni (17295) Megaleptictis altidens (163487) | |
Whitneyan | Canada (Saskatchewan) | Leptictis sp. (17372) | |
Whitneyan | USA (South Dakota) | Ictops sp. (17384) Leptictis dakotensis (17336) | |
Pleistocene | USA (Illinois) | Anomodon snyderi (87059) |