†Pliodasypus Castro et al. 2014 (armadillo)
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Mammalia - Cingulata - Dasypodidae
Full reference: M. C. Castro, A. A. Carlini, R. Sanchez and M. R. Sanchez-Villagra. 2014. A new Dasypodini armadillo (Xenarthra: Cingulata) from San Gregorio Formation, Pliocene of Venezuela: affinities and biogeographic interpretations. Naturwissenschafen 101(2):77-86
Parent taxon: Dasypodini according to M. C. Castro et al. 2014
Sister taxa: Anadasypus, Dasypus, Plesiodasypus, Propraopus
Subtaxa: Pliodasypus vergelianus
Type: Pliodasypus vergelianus
Ecology: ground dwelling insectivore
Distribution: found only at Norte Casa Chiguaje (Pliocene of Venezuela)
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