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Leptictida (leptos
iktis "small/slender weasel") is a
possibly paraphyletic extinct order of
eutherian mammals.
Their classification is contentious: according...
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Order †Taeniodonta
Order †Asioryctitheria
Family †Zalambdalestidae
Order †
Leptictida ?Family †Didymoconidae ?Genus †Purgatorius ?Genus †Protungulatum ?Genus...
- all from Africa. They were
separate from the similar-appearing
order Leptictida. A
considerable diversification of
macroscelids occurred in the Paleogene...
- This is an
overview of the
paleofauna of the
Eocene Messel Formation as
explored by the
Messel Pit
excavations in Germany. A
former quarry and now UNESCO...
- The
largest prehistoric animals include both
vertebrate and
invertebrate species. Many of them are
described below,
along with
their typical range of size...
- (2006). The
postcranial skeleton of
early Oligocene Leptictis (Mammalia:
Leptictida), with a
preliminary comparison to
Leptictidium from the
middle Eocene...
- (2006). "The
postcranial skeleton of
early Oligocene Leptictis (Mammalia:
Leptictida), with
preliminary comparison to
Leptictidium from the
middle Eocene of...
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Eukaryota Kingdom:
Animalia Phylum:
Chordata class:
Mammalia Order: †
Leptictida Family: †Gypsonictopidae Genus: †Sikuomys Eberle, Clemens,
Erickson &...
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March 2024. Eberle, Jaelyn; McKenna,
Malcolm (2002). "Early
Eocene Leptictida, Pantolesta, Creodonta, Carnivora, and
Mesonychidae (Mammalia) from the...
- this
genus were
small mammals and the
first representatives of the
order Leptictida, that
appeared during the
Upper Cretaceous. The
genus is
thought to have...
