Mammalia - Cingulata - Glyptodontidae
Alternative combinations: Hoplophorus euphractus, Sclerocalyptus euphractus
Synonyms: Glyptodon dubius Reinhardt 1875, Hoplophorus sellowi Lund 1838
Belongs to Glyptodon according to F. Ameghino 1889
See also Ameghino 1891, Hay 1902 and Lydekker 1894
Sister taxa: Glyptodon chapalmalensis, Glyptodon clavipes, Glyptodon depressus, Glyptodon elongatus, Glyptodon falkneri, Glyptodon fiorinii, Glyptodon jatunkhirkhi, Glyptodon minor, Glyptodon munizi, Glyptodon petaliferus, Glyptodon reticulatus, Glyptodon rivapacis, Glyptodon rudis, Neothoracophorus elevatus
Ecology: ground dwelling omnivore
Distribution:
• Quaternary of Brazil (2 collections)
• Pliocene of Argentina (1)
Total: 3 collections each including a single occurrence
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