Megaleptictis
Name:
Megaleptictis
(Large Leptictis).
Phonetic: Meg-ah-lep-tik-tiss.
Named By: Tj Meehan & Larry D. Martin -
2011.
Classification: Chordata, Mammalia, Leptictida,
Leptictidae.
Species: M. altidens (type).
Diet: Insectivore?
Size: Uncertain due to lack of remains.
Known locations: USA, South Dakota.
Time period: Late Eocene.
Fossil representation: Almost complete skull and
mandibles.
A relative of the more famous Leptictidium, Megaleptictis is perceived to have been a small insectivorous mammal that roamed around the forest floors of Eocene North America.
Further reading
- New large leptictid insectivore from the Late Paleogene of South
Dakota, USA. - Acta Palaeontologica Polonica - Tj Meehan
& Larry D. Martin - 2011.
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