Pliodasypus Castro et al. 2014 (armadillo)

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

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Type: Pliodasypus vergelianus

Ecology: ground dwelling insectivore

Distribution: found only at Norte Casa Chiguaje (Pliocene of Venezuela)

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