Leptictis

Leptictis
Temporal range: late Eocene to late Oligocene
Leptictis acutidens
Illustrated recreation of a Leptictis
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Leptictida
Family: †Leptictidae
Genus: Leptictis
Leidy, 1868
Species
  • L. acutidens
  • L. dakotensis
  • L. douglassi
  • L. haydeni
  • L. montanus
  • L. thomsoni
  • L. wilsoni

Leptictis is an extinct genus of mammal. It was related to the better-known Leptictidium.

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