Leptictis

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Leptictis
GPTKB entity
Statements (51)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:genus
gptkbp:bodyLength about 60 cm
gptkbp:category prehistoric mammal genus
Eocene mammals
Leptictids
Oligocene mammals
gptkbp:class gptkb:Mammalia
gptkbp:describedBy gptkb:Joseph_Leidy
gptkbp:diet gptkb:entomologist
gptkbp:extinct yes
gptkbp:family Leptictidae
gptkbp:firstDescribed 1853
gptkbp:fossilRange Eocene to Oligocene
gptkbp:foundIn gptkb:North_America
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Leptictis
gptkbp:kingdom gptkb:Animalia
gptkbp:locomotion likely terrestrial
possibly saltatorial
gptkbp:notableSite gptkb:Alberta
gptkb:Colorado
gptkb:Montana
gptkb:Nebraska
gptkb:North_Dakota
gptkb:Oregon
gptkb:Saskatchewan
gptkb:South_Dakota
gptkb:Texas
gptkb:Wyoming
gptkbp:notableSpecies Leptictis acutidens
Leptictis dakotensis
Leptictis flavus
Leptictis haydeni
Leptictis magna
Leptictis petersoni
Leptictis riggsi
Leptictis septentrionalis
Leptictis squamatus
Leptictis tenuis
Leptictis vanvaleni
gptkbp:order gptkb:Leptictida
gptkbp:phylum gptkb:Chordata
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:Leptictidium
gptkbp:reproduction viviparous
gptkbp:residesIn Late Eocene
Early Oligocene
gptkbp:skullLength elongated snout
gptkbp:tailLength about 35 cm
gptkbp:teeth tribosphenic
gptkbp:typeSpecies Leptictis haydeni
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Leptictida
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6