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Leptacodon catulus ✝

Source Data
SourceIDLink
Global Biodiversity Information Facility ID (GBIF)4971959https://www.gbif.org/species/4971959
PaleoBioDB ID (PBDB)47519https://paleobiodb.org/classic/checkTaxonInfo?taxon_no=47519
Rankspecies
Taxonomy (GBIF)Life : Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Erinaceomorpha : Adapisoricidae : Leptacodon : Leptacodon catulus
Taxonomy (PBDB)Life : Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Nyctitheriidae : Leptacodon : Leptacodon catulus
Taxonomic Status (GBIF)accepted
Classification
(PBDB,GBIF)
RankNameAuthor
-Eukaryota
-OpisthokontaCavalier-Smith 1987
kingdomAnimalia
-TriploblasticaLankester 1877
-NephrozoaJondelius et al. 2002
-DeuterostomiaGrobben 1908
phylumChordataHaeckel 1847
subphylumVertebrataLamarck 1801
superclassGnathostomataGegenbauer 1874
-Osteichthyes
-SarcopterygiiRomer 1955
subclassDipnotetrapodomorpha
subclassTetrapodomorpha
-Tetrapoda
-ReptiliomorphaSäve-Söderbergh 1934
-AnthracosauriaSäve-Söderbergh 1934
-Batrachosauria
-Cotylosauria
-AmniotaHaeckel 1866
-SynapsidaOsborn 1903
-Therapsida
infraorderCynodontia
-EpicynodontiaHopson and Kitching 2001
infraorderEucynodontiaKemp 1982
-ProbainognathiaHopson 1990
-MammaliamorphaRowe 1988
-MammaliaformesRowe 1988
classMammaliaLinnaeus 1758
subclassTribosphenida
infraclassEutheria
-PlacentaliaOwen 1837
-LaurasiatheriaWaddell et al. 1999
-Eulipotyphla
suborderSoricomorphaGregory 1910
familyNyctitheriidaeSimpson 1928
genusLeptacodonMatthew and Granger 1921
speciesLeptacodon catulusKrishtalka 1976
Generic NameLeptacodon
Scientific NameLeptacodon catulus Krishtalka, 1976
Opinions (PBDB)
NameRankOpinionEvidenceAuthor
Leptacodon catulusspeciesbelongs to Leptacodonstated without evidenceKrishtalka, 1976
Status (PBDB)extinct
Taxon Size (PBDB)1
First Recorded Appearance55.8 - 50.3 Ma
Eocene
Last Recorded Appearance55.8 - 50.3 Ma
Eocene
Environmentterrestrial (based on Nyctitheriidae)
Motilityactively mobile (based on Osteichthyes)
Dietinsectivore (based on Nyctitheriidae)
Taphonomyphosphatic (based on Vertebrata)
Primary Reference (PBDB)L. Krishtalka. 1976. North American Nyctitheriidae (Mammalia, Insectivora). Annals of Carnegie Museum 46(2):7-28

Fossil Distribution

Synonymy List

YearName and Author
1976Leptacodon catulus Krishtalka

References

Krishtalka L. (1976) North American Nyctitheriidae (Mammalia, Insectivora), Annals of Carnegie Museum 46 2, 7-28
Data courtesy of: PBDB: The Paleobiology Database, Creative Commons CC-BY licenced. , GBIF: the Global Biodiversity Information Facility, various licences, iDigBio, various licences, and EOL: The Encyclopedia of Life (Open Data Public Domain). Because fossils are made of minerals too!
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