Lambdaconus
Extinct genus of litopterns
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Lambdaconus is a genus of proterotheriid from the Late Oligocene to Early Miocene of Argentina. The type species (main species) of Lambdaconus genus is L. suinus. It was named in 1897 by Ameghino. The referred species include L. lacerum, named as Proterotherium lacerum in 1902 by Ameghino, and L. inaqeuifacies.[1]
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Scientific classification  | |
| 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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Genus synonymy
L. lacerum
L. inaqeuifacies
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