Leptalestes Explained
Leptalestes is an extinct genus of mammals in the infraclass Metatheria. It was described by B.M. Davis in 2007. A new species, L. toevsi, was described from the late Cretaceous period of the United States by John P. Hunter, Ronald E. Heinrich, and David B. Weishampel in 2010.[1]
Species
- Leptalestes cooki (Clemens 1966)
- Leptalestes prokrejcii (Fox 1979)
- Leptalestes krejcii (Clemens 1966)
- Leptalestes toevsi Hunter et al. 2010
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Notes and References
- 10.1080/02724631003763490. Mammals from the St. Mary River Formation (Upper Cretaceous), Montana. 2010. Hunter. John P.. Heinrich. Ronald E.. Weishampel. David B.. Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology. 30. 3. 885–898.
