Riostegotherium Oliveira and Bergqvist 1998 (armadillo)

Mammalia - Cingulata - Dasypodidae

Full reference: E. V. Oliveira and L. P. Bergqvist. 1998. A new Paleocene armadillo (Mammalia, Dasypodoidea) from the Itaboraí Basin, Brazil. Asociación Paleontológica Argentina, Publicación Especial 5:35-40

Parent taxon: Astegotheriini according to E. V. Oliveira and L. P. Bergqvist 1998

Sister taxa: Nanoastegotherium, Parastegosimpsonia, Stegosimpsonia

Subtaxa: Riostegotherium yanei

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Type: Riostegotherium yanei

Ecology: ground dwelling insectivore

Distribution:

• Eocene of Argentina (2 collections), Brazil (1)

Total: 3 collections each including a single occurrence

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