Leptictidium

Leptictidium
 * The Leptictidium lived 50-40 million years ago!!
 * It is pronounced "lep-tik-TID-ee-um".
 * It's latin name in Leptictidium tobieni and it means "delicate weasel"!!!
 * It was a mammal-leptictid.
 * They are carnivorous and their diet contains small lizards, small mammals, and invertebrates!!!!
 * The Leptictid was up to 90cm long(including it's tail)!!!!!
 * Some of the best fossils were found from the Messel Shales of Germany.
 * Three species are well preserved in Germany, showing even the outline of fur and stomach contents!
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 * They weighed 2-4 kilograms only! Wow!
 * They were also warm-blooded which means they were active early in the morning!
 * Leptictid have long, sensitive noses, like today's elephant shrews!
 * They also had supersonic hearing to help them find their food!
 * Leptictids had long hind legs they probably used when moving fast.
 * It is still a matter of debate if they hopped on 2 legs or ran bipedally!