Lambdaconus is a genus of proterotheriid from the Late Oligocene to Early Miocene of Argentina. The type species is L. suinus, named in 1897 by Ameghino, with referred species including L. lacerum, named as Proterotherium lacerum in 1902 by Ameghino, and L. inaqeuifacies.[1]
Lambdaconus | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Mammalia |
Order: | †Litopterna |
Family: | †Proterotheriidae |
Subfamily: | †Proterotheriinae |
Genus: | †Lambdaconus Ameghino, 1897 |
Type species | |
†Lambdaconus suinus Ameghino, 1897
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Other species | |
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Synonyms | |
Genus synonymy
L. lacerum
L. inaqeuifacies
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References
edit- ^ Kramarz, A.G.; Bond, M. (2005). "Los Litopterna (Mammalia) de la Formación Pinturas, Mioceno Temprano-Medio de Patagonia". Ameghiniana. 42 (3): 611–625.