Scirrotherium hondaensis Edmund and Theodor 1997 (edentate)

Mammalia - Cingulata - Pampatheriidae

Full reference: G. Edmund and J. Theodor. 1997. A new giant Pampatheriid Armadillo. Vertebrate Paleontology in the Neotropics. The Miocene fauna of La Venta, Colombia 226-233

Belongs to Scirrotherium according to G. Edmund and J. Theodor 1997

See also Candela et al. 2012

Sister taxon: Scirrotherium antelucanus

Type specimen: UCMP 40201, a partial skull

Ecology: ground dwelling omnivore

Distribution:

• Miocene of Colombia (4 collections)

Total: 4 collections each including a single occurrence

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