Neosclerocalyptus heusseri Ameghino 1889 (edentate)

Mammalia - Cingulata - Panochthidae

Alternative combination: Hoplophorus heusseri

Full reference: F. Ameghino. 1889. Contribución al conocimiento de los mamíferos fósiles de la República Argentina [Contribution to the knowledge of the fossil mammals of the Argentine Republic]. Actas de la Academia Nacional de Ciencias de la República Argentina en Córdoba 6:xxxii-1027

Belongs to Neosclerocalyptus according to A. E. Zurita et al. 2004

See also Ameghino 1889

Sister taxa: Neosclerocalyptus castellanosi, Neosclerocalyptus gouldi, Neosclerocalyptus ornatus, Neosclerocalyptus paskoensis, Neosclerocalyptus pseudornatus, Sclerocalyptus chapalmalensis, Sclerocalyptus ornatus, Sclerocalyptus undans, Sclerocalyptus lineatus, Sclerocalyptus matthewi, Sclerocalyptus verus

Ecology: ground dwelling omnivore

Distribution:

• Quaternary of Argentina (2 collections)

Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence

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