Plohophorus figuratus Ameghino 1887 (glyptodon)

Mammalia - Cingulata - Glyptodontidae

Synonyms: Euryurus antiquus Ameghino 1888, Neuryurus antiquus Ameghino 1888, Palaehoplophorus disjunctus Ameghino 1889 [objective synonym], Urotherium antiquum Ameghino 1888

Belongs to Plohophorus according to C. Rovereto 1914

See also Ameghino 1889, Fernicola et al. 2018, González-Ruiz et al. 2016, Lydekker 1894, Moreno 1888, Zurita et al. 2017 and Zurita et al. 2016

Sister taxa: Plohophorus araucanus, Plohophorus australis, Plohophorus barrancalobensis, Plohophorus coronatus, Plohophorus cuneiformis, Plohophorus orientalis, Plohophorus paranensis, Plohophorus sygmaturus, Plohophorus yrigoyeni

Ecology: ground dwelling omnivore

Distribution:

• Pliocene of Argentina (9 collections)

• Huayquerian of Argentina (1)

• Miocene of Uruguay (1)

Total: 11 collections including 12 occurrences

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