Leontinia Ameghino 1895 (notoungulate)

Mammalia - Notoungulata - Leontiniidae

Parent taxon: Leontiniidae according to B. J. Shockey et al. 2012

See also Ameghino 1897, Carroll 1988 and Shockey 2005

Sister taxa: Anayatherium, Ancylocoelus, Colpodon, Coquenia, Elmerriggsia, Gualta, Henricofilholia, Huilatherium, Martinmiguelia, Purperia, Pyralophodon, Rodiotherium, Scaphops, Scarrittia, Stenogenium, Taubatherium, Termastherium

Subtaxa: Leontinia gaudryi Leontinia tertiaria

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Ecology: scansorial herbivore

Distribution:

• Deseadan of Argentina (6 collections), Brazil (1)

• Oligocene of Argentina (1)

Total: 8 collections including 10 occurrences

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