†Theosodon lydekkeri Ameghino 1887 (placental)
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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
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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