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
Temporal range: Late Oligocene-Early Miocene (Deseadan-Colhuehuapian)
~29.0–17.5 Ma
Scientific classification Edit this 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
Other species
  • Lambdaconus lacerum (Ameghino, 1902)
  • Lambdaconus inaequifacies (Ameghino, 1904)
Synonyms
Genus synonymy
  • Prothoatherium
    Ameghino, 1902
  • Eoproterotherium
    Ameghino, 1904
  • Licaphrops
    Ameghino, 1904
L. lacerum
  • Prothoatherium lacerum
    Ameghino, 1902
  • Prolicaphrium festinus
    Ameghino, 1902
  • Licaphrops festinus
    (Ameghino, 1902) Ameghino, 1904
L. inaqeuifacies
  • Eoproterotherium inaequifacies
    Ameghino, 1904

References

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  1. ^ Kramarz, A.G.; Bond, M. (2005). "Los Litopterna (Mammalia) de la Formación Pinturas, Mioceno Temprano-Medio de Patagonia". Ameghiniana. 42 (3): 611–625.