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Taxonomy
Leptoscaptor was named by Ziegler (2003). It is not extant. Its type is Leptoscaptor bavaricum.
It was assigned to Scalopini by Ziegler (2003).
It was assigned to Scalopini by Ziegler (2003).
Species
L. bavaricum (type species), L. robustior
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
|---|---|
| 2003 | Leptoscaptor Ziegler |
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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.
G. †Leptoscaptor Ziegler 2003
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†Leptoscaptor bavaricum Ziegler 2003
†Leptoscaptor robustior Ziegler 2003
Diagnosis
| Reference | Diagnosis | |
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| R. Ziegler 2003 | Medium-sized scalopine mole. Tentative dental formula I?1/2, C 1/1, P4/3, M 3/3. i2>i1>c. Lower canine incisor-shaped, single-rooted. i2 more procumbent than c. Lower premolars double-rooted, increasing in size posteriorly, m1 |
Measurements
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| Source: f = family, subc = subclass, c = class, subp = subphylum | |||||
| References: Lillegraven 1979, Nowak 1991, Carroll 1988, Ji et al. 2002, Hendy et al. 2009 | |||||