Parastegosimpsonia peruana Ciancio et al. 2012 (armadillo)

Mammalia - Cingulata - Dasypodidae

Full reference: M. R. Ciancio, A. A. Carlini, K. E. Campbell and G. J. Scillato-Yané. 2012. New Palaeogene cingulates (Mammalia, Xenarthra) from Santa Rosa, Peru; and their importance in the context of South American faunas. Journal of Systematic Palaeontology 11(6):727-741

Belongs to Parastegosimpsonia according to M. R. Ciancio et al. 2012

Sister taxa: none

Type specimen: LACM 150608, an osteoderm (buckler osteoderm). Its type locality is Santa Rosa (LACM Loc. 6289), which is in a Rupelian terrestrial mudstone/sandstone in the Yahuarango Formation of Peru.

Ecology: ground dwelling insectivore

Distribution:

• Oligocene of Peru (3 collections)

• Eocene of Argentina (1)

Total: 4 collections each including a single occurrence

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