Anisolambdinae
| Anisolambdinae Temporal range:
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | †Litopterna |
| Superfamily: | †Proterotherioidea |
| Family: | †Proterotheriidae |
| Subfamily: | †Anisolambdinae Cifelli, 1983 |
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Anisolambdinae is an extinct subfamily of litoptern ungulates known from the Eocene–Miocene of South America. Members of the group are only known for the brachydont teeth.[2]
Etimology
[edit]Anisolambdinae refers to their similarity to the type taxon: Anisolambda.[3]
Description
[edit]The anisolambdines are small litopterns known only by teeth. They have a well developed paralophid in the lower molars, ending in a large paraconid.[3]
Distribution
[edit]They are found in Argentina, Brazil and Colombia.[1]
References
[edit]- ^ a b Anisolambdinae in the Paleobiology Database
- ^ Carrillo, Juan D.; Suarez, Catalina; Benites-Palomino, Aldo Marcelo; Vanegas, Andrés; Link, Andrés; Rincón, Aldo F.; Luque, Javier; Cooke, Siobhán B.; Tallman, Melissa; Billet, Guillaume (2023-08-31). "New remains of Neotropical bunodont litopterns and the systematics of Megadolodinae (Mammalia: Litopterna)". Geodiversitas. 45 (15). doi:10.5252/geodiversitas2023v45a15. ISSN 1280-9659. S2CID 261638835.
- ^ a b Cifelli, Richard; Cifelli, Richard (1983). The origin and affinities of the South American Condylarthra and early Tertiary Litopterna (Mammalia). Vol. 2772. New York, N.Y: American Museum of Natural History.