Lambdaconus

Extinct genus of litopterns

Lambdaconus
Temporal range: Late Oligocene-Early Miocene (Deseadan-Colhuehuapian)
~29.0–17.5 Ma
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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

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]

References

  1. ^ Kramarz, A.G.; Bond, M. (2005). "Los Litopterna (Mammalia) de la Formación Pinturas, Mioceno Temprano-Medio de Patagonia". Ameghiniana. 42 (3): 611–625.
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Xenungulata, Pyrotheria, Astrapotheria, and other minor groups
Kollpaniidae?
  • Andinodus
  • Molinodus
  • Pucanodus
  • Simoclaenus
  • Tiuclaenus
Didolodontidae
Xenungulata
Carodniidae
Pyrotheria
Colombitheriidae
Pyrotheriidae
Astrapotheria
Trigonostylopidae
Astrapotheriidae
Albertogaudryinae
Astrapotheriinae
Uruguaytheriinae
Carodnia vieirai

Pyrotherium romeroi

Astrapotherium magnum
Litopterna
Protolipternidae
Amilnedwardsiidae
Sparnotheriodontidae
Indaleciidae
Notonychopidae
Lopholipterna
Adianthidae
Macraucheniidae
Cramaucheniinae
Macraucheniinae
Proterotheriidae
Anisolambdinae
Proterotheriinae
Megadolodinae
Uncertain placement
Theosodon garretorum

Macrauchenia patachonica

Diadiaphorus majusculus
incertae sedis
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  • Satshatemnus
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Henricosborniidae
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Hegetotheriidae
Hegetotheriinae
Pachyrukhinae
Pachyrukhini
Thomashuxleya rostrata

Huilatherium pluriplicatum

Toxodon platensis
Taxon identifiers
Lambdaconus