Leptictidium storchi Hooker 2013 (eutherian)

Mammalia - Leptictida - Pseudorhyncocyonidae

Full reference: J. J. Hooker. 2013. Origin and evolution of the Pseudorhyncocyonidae, a European Paleogene family of insectivorous placental mammals. Palaeontology 56(4):807-835

Belongs to Leptictidium according to J. J. Hooker 2013

Sister taxa: Leptictidium auderiense, Leptictidium listeri, Leptictidium nasutum, Leptictidium prouti, Leptictidium tobieni

Type specimen: USTL.Baby-8-II-1401, a tooth (RM1/2). Its type locality is Baby 2, which is in a Priabonian terrestrial horizon in France.

Ecology: scansorial insectivore

Distribution:

• Eocene of France (4 collections)

Total: 4 collections each including a single occurrence

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