Theosodon lydekkeri Ameghino 1887 (placental)

Mammalia - Panameriungulata - Macraucheniidae

Alternative combination: Oxyodontherium lydekkeri

Synonyms: Theosodon frenzeli Mercerat 1891, Theosodon lallemanti Mercerat 1891

Belongs to Theosodon according to F. Ameghino 1891

See also Ameghino 1894 and Lydekker 1894

Sister taxa: Theosodon arozquetai, Theosodon fontanae, Theosodon frenguellii, Theosodon garretorum, Theosodon gracilis, Theosodon karaikensis, Theosodon patagonicum, Theosodon pozzi

Type specimens:

  • Theosodon lydekkeri: Its type locality is Puesto Estancia La Costa, which is in a Santacrucian terrestrial claystone/sandstone in the Santa Cruz Formation of Argentina
  • Theosodon frenzeli:
  • Theosodon lallemanti:

Ecology: scansorial herbivore

Distribution:

• Miocene of Argentina (5 collections), Chile (1)

Total: 6 collections each including a single occurrence

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