Leptacodon proserpinae Van Valen 1978 (placental)

Mammalia - Theriamorpha - Nyctitheriidae

Full reference: L. M. Van Valen. 1978. The beginning of the Age of Mammals. Evolutionary Theory 4:45-80

Belongs to Leptacodon according to L. M. Van Valen 1978

Sister taxa: Leptacodon acherontus, Leptacodon catulus, Leptacodon choristus, Leptacodon donkroni, Leptacodon minutulus, Leptacodon munusculum, Leptacodon nascimentoi, Leptacodon packi, Leptacodon tener

Ecology: scansorial insectivore

Distribution: found only at Purgatory Hill (Paleocene of Montana)

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