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
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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