†Palaeopeltis tesseratus Ameghino 1902 (edentate)
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Mammalia - Cingulata - Palaeopeltidae
Full reference: F. Ameghino. 1902. Notices préliminaires sur des mammifères nouveaux des terrains Crétacé de Patagonie {preliminary notes on new mammals from the Cretaceous terrains of Patagonia]. Boletin de la Academia Nacional de Ciencias de Córdoba 17:5-70
Belongs to Palaeopeltis according to G. G. Simpson 1948
See also Ameghino 1902
Sister taxa: Palaeopeltis inornatus, Pseudorophodon kraglievichi
Type specimen: Its type locality is Mustersan of Patagonia, which is in a Mustersan terrestrial horizon in Argentina
Ecology: ground dwelling omnivore
Distribution: found only at Mustersan of Patagonia
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