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Leptictis dakotensis

Mammalia - Leptictidae

Taxonomy
Ictops dakotensis was named by Leidy (1868). It is a 3D body fossil.

It was synonymized subjectively with Leptictis haydeni by Van Valen (1967); it was recombined as Leptictis dakotensis by Novacek (1976), Novacek (1982), Meehan and Martin (2010) and Korth et al. (2022).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1868Ictops dakotensis Leidy
1902Ictops dakotensis Hay p. 739
1930Ictops dakotensis Hay p. 430
1976Leptictis dakotensis Novacek p. 8
1982Leptictis dakotensis Novacek p. 1177
2010Leptictis dakotensis Meehan and Martin p. 99
2022Leptictis dakotensis Korth et al.

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
—Osteichthyes()
subclassSarcopterygii()
subclassDipnotetrapodomorpha(Nelson 2006)
subclassTetrapodomorpha()
—Tetrapoda
—Reptiliomorpha
—Anthracosauria
subclassAmphibiosauriaKuhn 1967
—Cotylosauria()
—Amniota
RankNameAuthor
subclassSynapsida
—Therapsida()
infraorderCynodontia()
—Mammaliamorpha
—Mammaliaformes
classMammalia
—Cladotheria
—Zatheria
subclassTribosphenida()
subclassTheria
—Eutheria()
superorderLeptictida
familyLeptictidaeGill 1872
subfamilyLeptictinaeGill 1872
genusLeptictisLeidy 1868
speciesdakotensis(Leidy 1868)

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.

†Leptictis dakotensis Leidy 1868
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: terrestrialsubc
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: ground dwellingf
Diet: insectivoref
Diet 2: carnivoref
Reproduction: viviparoussubc
Created: 2011-04-16 19:28:33
Modified: 2011-04-16 04:29:22
Source: f = family, subc = subclass, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Ji et al. 2002, Lillegraven 1979, Carroll 1988, Meehan and Martin 2010, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range: base of the Chadronian to the top of the Whitneyan or 37.20000 to 30.80000 Ma

Collections (11 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Chadronian37.2 - 33.9USA (South Dakota) Ictops dakotensis (17006 17007)
Chadronian37.2 - 33.9USA (Wyoming) Leptictis dakotensis (16942 16943)
Late/Upper Chadronian - Orellan37.2 - 33.3USA (Nebraska) Leptictis dakotensis (230806)
Orellan33.9 - 33.3USA (North Dakota) Leptictis dakotensis (17100)
Orellan33.9 - 33.3USA (South Dakota) Ictops dakotensis (17133)
Orellan33.9 - 33.3USA (Wyoming) Leptictis dakotensis (17104 17105 17106)
Whitneyan33.3 - 30.8USA (South Dakota) Leptictis dakotensis (17336)