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| Leptictidium Part of a group of mammals that survived the extinction at the end of the Cretaceous but ultimately went extinct when their lush tropical forests began to disappear. Pronunciation; lep-tik-tid-ee-um Name Meaning; delicate weasel Species/Size; Leptictidium auderiense (about 60cm long) Leptictidium nasutum (about 75cm long) Leptictidium tobieni (about 90cm long) Range; Europe Diet; carnivorous- known to have eaten small mammals, small lizards, invertabrates Time; 50-40 million years ago |
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