Mammalia - Cingulata - Peltephilidae
Parent taxon: Peltephilidae according to S. F. Vizcaíno et al. 2022
See also Ameghino 1891, Ameghino 1894, Ameghino 1897, Carroll 1988, Croft et al. 2007, Kramarz et al. 2010, Lydekker 1894, McKenna and Bell 1997 and Shockey 2017
Sister taxa: Anantiosodon, Epipeltephilus, Parapeltecoelus, Peltecoelus, Ronwolffia
Subtaxa: Peltephilus depressus Peltephilus ferox Peltephilus giganteus Peltephilus grandis Peltephilus granosus Peltephilus nanus Peltephilus protervus Peltephilus pumilus Peltephilus rarus Peltephilus strepens Peltephilus undulatus
Ecology: ground dwelling omnivore
Distribution:
• Miocene of Argentina (21 collections), Chile (1)
• Deseadan of Argentina (1), Bolivia (2)
• Oligocene of Argentina (3)
Total: 28 collections including 37 occurrences
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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