Mammalia - Cingulata - Dasypodidae
Full reference: A. A. Carlini, S. F. Vizcaino, and G. J. Scillato-Yane. 1997. Armored Xenarthrans: A unique taxonomic and ecologic assemblage. Vertebrate Paleontology in the Neotropics; The Miocene Fauna of La Venta, Colombia (R. F. Kay, R. H. Madden, R. L. Cifelli, and J. J. Flynn, eds.; Smithsonian Institution Press, Washington)
Parent taxon: Dasypodini according to A. A. Carlini et al. 1997
Sister taxa: Dasypus, Plesiodasypus, Pliodasypus, Propraopus
Subtaxa: Anadasypus aequatorianus Anadasypus hondanus
Type: Anadasypus hondanus
Ecology: ground dwelling insectivore
Distribution:
• Miocene of Brazil (1 collection), Colombia (5), Ecuador (1)
Total: 7 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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