†Leptolambda Patterson and Simons 1958 (pantodont)
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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
Type: Leptolambda schmidti
Ecology: ground dwelling herbivore
Distribution:
• Paleocene of United States (8: Wyoming collections)
Total: 8 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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