Mammalia - Cingulata - Peltephilidae
Full reference: F. Ameghino. 1897. Mammiféres crétacés de l’Argentine (Deuxième contribution à la connaissance de la fauna mammalogique de couches à Pyrotherium) [Cretaceous mammals of Argentina (second contribution to the knowledge of the mammalian fauna of the Pyrotherium Beds)]. Boletin Instituto Geografico Argentino 18(4–9):406-521
Belongs to Peltephilus according to F. Ameghino 1897
Sister taxa: Peltephilus depressus, Peltephilus ferox, Peltephilus giganteus, Peltephilus grandis, Peltephilus granosus, Peltephilus nanus, Peltephilus pumilus, Peltephilus rarus, Peltephilus strepens, Peltephilus undulatus
Ecology: ground dwelling omnivore
Distribution: there are no occurrences of Peltephilus protervus in the database
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