Mammalia - Cingulata - Dasypodidae
Full reference: A. A. Carlini, M. R. Ciancio, and G. J. Scillato-Yane. 2010. Middle Eocene-Early Miocene Dasypodidae (Xenarthra) of southern South America: biostratigraphy and palaeoecology. The Paleontology of Gran Barranca: Evolution and Environmental Change through the Middle Cenozoic of Patagonia 106-129
Parent taxon: Euphractini according to A. A. Carlini et al. 2010
Sister taxa: Anutaetus, Chaetophractus, Chorobates, Eodasypus, Hemiutaetus, Holozaedyus, Isutaetus, Macroeuphractus, Neophractus, Paleuphractus, Paraeuphractus, Parutaetus, Proeuphractus, Zaedyus
Subtaxa: Mazzoniphractus ingens
Ecology: ground dwelling insectivore
Distribution:
• Eocene of Argentina (2 collections)
Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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