†Propraopus sulcatus Lund 1838 (armadillo)
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Mammalia - Cingulata - Dasypodidae
Alternative combination: Dasypus sulcatus
Synonyms: Propraopus grandis Ameghino 1881, Tatusia grandis Ameghino 1881
Belongs to Propraopus according to A. Alfonso-Rojas et al. 2021
See also Castro et al. 2014, Lydekker 1894, Rincón et al. 2008, Soibelzon et al. 2010 and Zurita et al. 2004
Sister taxa: Propraopus magnus, Propraopus punctatus, Pontotatus chapalmalensis
Ecology: ground dwelling insectivore
Distribution:
• Quaternary of Argentina (8 collections), Bolivia (2), Brazil (13), Colombia (1), Venezuela (2)
• Pliocene to Pleistocene of Venezuela (1)
Total: 27 collections including 29 occurrences
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