Luantus

Luantus; Temporal range: Miocene PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Mammalia
Order:	Rodentia
Superfamily:	Cavioidea
Genus:	†Luantus; Ameghino, 1899
Type species
	Luantus propheticus; Ameghino, 1899
Other species
	Luantus initialis Ameghino, 1902; Luantus toldensis Kramarz, 2006; Luantus minor Pérez et al., 2010; Luantus sompallwei Solorzano et al., 2020; Luantus silbamanta Arnal et al., 2020;

Luantus is an extinct genus of caviomorph rodent that lived in South America during the Miocene epoch.

Distribution

Endemic to Argentina were the species Luantus initialis, Luantus propheticus, and Luantus toldensis. Luantus sompallwei inhabited Chile exclusively, while Luantus minor is known from both Argentina and Chile. Luantus silbamanta was endemic to Peru.

References

↑ "Luantus". Paleobiology Database. Retrieved 5 September 2026.
↑ "Luantus initialis". Paleobiology Database. Retrieved 5 September 2026.
↑ "Luantus propheticus". Paleobiology Database. Retrieved 5 September 2026.
↑ "Luantus toldensis". Paleobiology Database. Retrieved 5 September 2026.
↑ "Luantus sompallwei". Paleobiology Database. Retrieved 5 September 2026.
↑ "Luantus minor". Paleobiology Database. Retrieved 5 September 2026.
↑ Arnal, Michelle; Kay, Richard Frederick; Valdivia, Luis Angel; Salenbien, Wout; Morse, Paul E.; Borths, Matthew Robert; Williams, Blythe A.; Riddle, Catherine; Martínez, Jean‐Noël; Gonzales, Lauren A. (23 March 2026). "New Early Miocene hystricognath rodents (Caviomorpha) from the Madre de Dios River in the southeastern Peruvian Amazon". Papers in Palaeontology. 12 (2). doi:10.1002/spp2.70064. hdl:11336/288684. ISSN 2056-2799. Retrieved 5 September 2026 – via Wiley Online Library.

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[1] "Luantus". Paleobiology Database. Retrieved 5 September 2026.

[2] "Luantus initialis". Paleobiology Database. Retrieved 5 September 2026.

[3] "Luantus propheticus". Paleobiology Database. Retrieved 5 September 2026.

[4] "Luantus toldensis". Paleobiology Database. Retrieved 5 September 2026.

[5] "Luantus sompallwei". Paleobiology Database. Retrieved 5 September 2026.

[6] "Luantus minor". Paleobiology Database. Retrieved 5 September 2026.

[7] Arnal, Michelle; Kay, Richard Frederick; Valdivia, Luis Angel; Salenbien, Wout; Morse, Paul E.; Borths, Matthew Robert; Williams, Blythe A.; Riddle, Catherine; Martínez, Jean‐Noël; Gonzales, Lauren A. (23 March 2026). "New Early Miocene hystricognath rodents (Caviomorpha) from the Madre de Dios River in the southeastern Peruvian Amazon". Papers in Palaeontology. 12 (2). doi:10.1002/spp2.70064. hdl:11336/288684. ISSN 2056-2799. Retrieved 5 September 2026 – via Wiley Online Library.