Paraglyptodon Castellanos 1932 (glyptodon)

Mammalia - Cingulata - Glyptodontidae

Parent taxon: Glyptodontinae according to G. J. Scillato-Yané et al. 2013

See also Carroll 1988, Fernicola 2008, MacFadden et al. 1993 and McKenna and Bell 1997

Sister taxa: Boreostemma, Doedicurini, Glyptodon, Glyptotheriini, Glyptotherium

Subtaxa: Paraglyptodon chapadmalensis Paraglyptodon dubius Paraglyptodon paranensis Paraglyptodon uquiensis

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Ecology: ground dwelling omnivore

Distribution:

• Pliocene of Argentina (5 collections), Bolivia (1)

• Huayquerian of Argentina (1)

• Miocene of Brazil (1)

Total: 8 collections including 9 occurrences

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