Leptictis

Leptictis is an extinct genus of mammal. It was related to the better-known Leptictidium.

Leptictis
Temporal range: late Eocene to late Oligocene
Leptictis acutidens
Illustrated recreation of a Leptictis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Chordata
Class:
Mammalia
Order:
†Leptictida
Family:
†Leptictidae
Genus:
†Leptictis

Leidy, 1868
Species
  • †L. acutidens
  • †L. dakotensis
  • †L. douglassi
  • †L. haydeni
  • †L. montanus
  • †L. thomsoni
  • †L. wilsoni

References
  • McKenna, Malcolm C., and Bell, Susan K. 1997. Classification of Mammals Above the Species Level. Columbia University Press, New York, 631 pp. ISBN 0-231-11013-8
  • Kenneth, D. R. (2006). The postcranial skeleton of early Oligocene Leptictis (Mammalia: Leptictida), with a preliminary comparison to Leptictidium from the middle Eocene of Messel. Palaeontographica Abteilung A, 278(1-6), 37–56.


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