Proeuphractus setiger Ameghino 1897 (armadillo)

Mammalia - Cingulata - Dasypodidae

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 Proeuphractus according to F. Ameghino 1897

Sister taxa: Proeuphractus chapalmalensis, Proeuphractus laevis, Proeuphractus limpidus, Proeuphractus limus, Proeuphractus minor, Proeuphractus nanus, Proeuphractus recens, Proeuphractus villosissimus

Ecology: ground dwelling insectivore

Distribution: found only at Cabeza Blanca ( of Argentina)

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