Leptolambda Patterson and Simons 1958 (pantodont)

Mammalia - Cimolesta - Barylambdidae

Full reference: B. Patterson and E. L. Simons. 1958. A New Barylambdid Pantodont from the Late Paleocene. Breviora 93

Parent taxon: Barylambdidae according to R. Secord 2008

See also Carroll 1988, de Muizon and Marshall 1992, Gingerich and Childress 1983, Lucas 1998, Miller 1986, Patterson and Simons 1958 and Simons 1960

Sister taxa: Barylambda, Haplolambda, Ignatiolambda

Subtaxa: Leptolambda churchilli Leptolambda schmidti

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Type: Leptolambda schmidti

Ecology: ground dwelling herbivore

Distribution:

• Paleocene of United States (8: Wyoming collections)

Total: 8 collections each including a single occurrence

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