Mammalia - Cingulata - Glyptodontidae
Alternative combination: Asterostemma acostae
Full reference: C. Villarroel. 1983. Descripcion de Asterostemma? acostae, nueva especie de propalaehoplophorino (Glyptodontidae, Mammalia) del Mioceno de La Venta, Colombia. Geologia Norandina 7:29-34
Belongs to Boreostemma according to L. Gonzalez-Ruiz et al. 2015
See also Villarroel 1983 and Zurita et al. 2013
Sister taxa: Boreostemma gigantea, Boreostemma pliocena, Boreostemma venezolensis
Type specimen: ICN-225-1, an osteoderm (Carapace fragment with 44 plates)
Ecology: ground dwelling omnivore
Average measurements (in mm): Cephalic armor diameter 93.7, Mandible diameter 63.6, Skull diameter 44.3
Distribution:
• Miocene of Colombia (15 collections)
Total: 15 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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