Full reference: F. Ameghino. 1885. Nuevos restos de mamíferos fósiles Oligocenos recogidos por el Profesor Pedro Scalabrini y pertenecientes al Museo Provincial de la ciudad del Parana [New remains of Oligocene fossil mammals collected by Professor Pedro Scalabrini and belonging to the Provincial Museum of the city of Parana]. Boletín de la Academia Nacional de Ciencias 8:1-205
Parent taxon: Palaehoplophorini according to J. C. Fernicola 2008
See also Ameghino 1885, Ameghino 1889 and McKenna and Bell 1997
Sister taxa: Aspidocalyptus, Chlamyphractus, Palaehoplophoroides, Palaehoplophorus
Subtaxa: Protoglyptodon primiformis Protoglyptodon sagradoi Protoglyptodon sanpedroi Protoglyptodon solidus
Ecology: ground dwelling omnivore
Distribution: found only at Parana, Pueblo Brugo to Diamante, Ituzaingo Fm. ( of Argentina)
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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