Phlyctaenopyga ameghini Moreno 1882

Mammalia - Cingulata

Alternative combinations: Hoplophorus ameghini, Plohophorus ameghini, Plohophorus ameghinoi

Synonyms: Hoplophorus philippii Moreno and Mercerat 1891, Neuryurus compressidens Moreno and Mercerat 1891

Belongs to Phlyctaenopyga according to Cabrera 1944

See also Ameghino 1889, Lydekker 1894, Rovereto 1914 and Zamorano and Brandoni 2013

Sister taxon: Phlyctaenopyga trouessarti

Type specimens:

  • Phlyctaenopyga ameghini: MLP-16-101, a skull (skull and mandible)
  • Hoplophorus philippii:
  • Neuryurus compressidens:

Distribution:

• Pliocene of Argentina (2 collections)

• Montehermosan of Argentina (1)

• Miocene of Argentina (3)

Total: 6 collections each including a single occurrence

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