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Leptictis haydeni

Mammalia - Leptictidae

Taxonomy
Leptictis haydeni was named by Leidy (1868). It is a 3D body fossil. It is the type species of Leptictis.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1868Leptictis haydeni Leidy
1902Leptictis haydeni Hay p. 739
1930Leptictis haydeni Hay p. 431
1976Leptictis haydeni Novacek p. 8
2010Leptictis haydeni 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
specieshaydeniLeidy 1868

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 haydeni Leidy 1868
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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: Meehan and Martin 2010, Ji et al. 2002, Lillegraven 1979, Hendy et al. 2009, Carroll 1988

Age range: Orellan or 33.90000 to 33.30000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Orellan33.9 - 33.3USA (South Dakota) Leptictis haydeni (17295)