Priodontes maximus Kerr 1792 (giant armadillo)
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Mammalia - Cingulata - Dasypodidae
Alternative combinations: Dasypus maximus, Priodon maximus
Synonyms: Cheloniscus gigas Cuvier 1817, Dasypus gigans Schmid 1818, Dasypus giganteus Geoffroy 1803, Dasypus gigas Cuvier 1817, Priodonta gigas Cuvier 1817, Priodontes giganteus Geoffroy 1803, Prionodon gigas Cuvier 1817, Prionodontes gigas Cuvier 1817, Prionodos gigas Cuvier 1817, Tatus grandis Olfers 1818
Belongs to Priodontes according to P. Smith 2007
See also Allen 1895
Sister taxa: none
Ecology: semifossorial insectivore
Distribution:
• Quaternary of Brazil (1 collection), Peru (1)
Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence
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