Mammalia - Cingulata - Glyptodontidae
Full reference: A. A. Carlini, A. E. Zurita, G. J. Scillato-Yane, R. Sanchez, and O. A. Aguilera. 2008. New Glyptodont from the Codore Formation (Pliocene), Falcon State, Venezuela, its relationship with the Asterostemma problem, and the paleobiogeography of the Glyptodontinae. Palaontologische Zeitschrift 82(2):139-152
Parent taxon: Glyptodontinae according to A. A. Carlini et al. 2008
Sister taxa: Doedicurini, Glyptodon, Glyptotheriini, Glyptotherium, Paraglyptodon
Subtaxa: Boreostemma acostae Boreostemma gigantea Boreostemma pliocena Boreostemma venezolensis
Type: Boreostemma pliocena
Ecology: ground dwelling omnivore
Distribution:
• Pliocene of Venezuela (1 collection)
• Miocene to Pliocene of Venezuela (1)
• Miocene of Colombia (20), Peru (3), Venezuela (1)
Total: 26 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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