Lamegoia Paula Couto 1952 (placental)

Mammalia - Panameriungulata - Didolodontidae

Full reference: C. d. Paula Couto. 1952. Fossil mammals from the beginning of the Cenozoic in Brazil. Condylarthra, Litopterna, Xenungulata, and Astrapotheria. Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History 99(6):355-394

Parent taxon: Didolodontidae according to J. N. Gelfo 2007

See also Carroll 1988, Cifelli 1983 and Paula Couto 1952

Sister taxa: Archaeohyracotherium, Argyrolambda, Depaulacoutoia, Didolodus, Enneoconus, Ernestokokenia, Escribania, Paulogervaisia, Proectocion, Raulvaccia, Ricardocifellia, Salladolodus, Saltaodus, Umayodus

Subtaxa: Lamegoia conodonta

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Type: Lamegoia conodonta

Ecology: scansorial insectivore

Distribution: found only at São José de Itaborai (Eocene of Brazil)

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