Mammalia - Cingulata - Dasypodidae
Full reference: C. M. Herrera, J. E. Powell, and C. Papa. 2012. Un Nuevo Dasypodidae (Mammalia, Xenarthra) de la Formación Casa Grande (Eoceno) de la Provincia de Jujuy, Argentina. Ameghiniana 49(2):267-271
Parent taxon: Dasypodidae according to C. M. Herrera et al. 2012
Sister taxa: Amblytatus, Archaeutatus, Astegotherium, Chlamytheriinae, Dasypina, Dasypodinae, Epipeltecoelus, Euphractinae, Euphractus, Lumbreratherium, Machlydotherium, Macrochorobates, Meteutatus attonsus, Ornithoryncina, Orycteropina, Pampatheriinae, Peltephilinae, Prodasypus, Prostegotherium, Pseudeutatus, Pseudostegotherium, Punatherium, Stegotheriopsis, Tolypeutinae, Utaetus
Subtaxa: Pucatherium parvum
Ecology: ground dwelling insectivore
Distribution:
• Eocene of Argentina (10 collections)
Total: 10 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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