Mammalia - Cingulata - Dasypodidae
Full reference: G. I. Esteban and N. L. Nasif. 1996. Nuevos Dasypodidae (Mammalia, Xenarthra) del Mioceno tardio del Valle del Cajon, Catamarca, Argentina. Ameghiniana 33(3):327-334
Belongs to Vetelia according to Esteban and Nasif 1996
Sister taxa: Vetelia perforata, Vetelia puncta
Type specimen: PVL 4800, an osteoderm (46 placas fijas y un fragmento de placa móvil, todas ellas de un mismo ejemplar). Its type locality is Northern region of Cajon Valley, which is in a Huayquerian terrestrial horizon in the El Morterito Formation of Argentina.
Ecology: ground dwelling insectivore
Distribution:
• Huayquerian of Argentina (1 collection)
• Miocene of Argentina (1)
Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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