Mammalia - Cingulata - Glyptodontidae
Alternative combination: Asterostemma gigantea
Full reference: A. A. Carlini, S. F. Vizcaino, and G. J. Scillato-Yane. 1997. Armored Xenarthrans: A unique taxonomic and ecologic assemblage. Vertebrate Paleontology in the Neotropics; The Miocene Fauna of La Venta, Colombia (R. F. Kay, R. H. Madden, R. L. Cifelli, and J. J. Flynn, eds.; Smithsonian Institution Press, Washington)
Belongs to Boreostemma according to A. A. Carlini et al. 2008
See also Carlini et al. 1997
Sister taxa: Boreostemma acostae, Boreostemma pliocena, Boreostemma venezolensis
Type specimen: IGM 250928, a partial skeleton. Its type locality is Duke Locality 113 (La Venta Fauna), which is in a Laventan fluvial sandstone/mudstone in the La Victoria Formation of Colombia.
Ecology: ground dwelling omnivore
Distribution:
• Miocene of Colombia (5 collections)
Total: 5 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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