Plohophorus orientalis Ameghino 1889 (glyptodon)

Mammalia - Cingulata - Glyptodontidae

Full reference: F. Ameghino. 1889. Contribución al conocimiento de los mamíferos fósiles de la República Argentina [Contribution to the knowledge of the fossil mammals of the Argentine Republic]. Actas de la Academia Nacional de Ciencias de la República Argentina en Córdoba 6:xxxii-1027

Belongs to Plohophorus according to F. Ameghino 1889

Sister taxa: Plohophorus araucanus, Plohophorus australis, Plohophorus barrancalobensis, Plohophorus coronatus, Plohophorus cuneiformis, Plohophorus figuratus, Plohophorus paranensis, Plohophorus sygmaturus, Plohophorus yrigoyeni

Ecology: ground dwelling omnivore

Distribution: there are no occurrences of Plohophorus orientalis in the database

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