†Macroeuphractus morenoi Lydekker 1894 (armadillo)
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Mammalia - Cingulata - Dasypodidae
Full reference: R. Lydekker. 1894. Contributions to a knowledge of the fossil vertebrates of Argentina. II. 2. The extinct edentates of Argentina. Anales del Museo de La Plata. Paleontología Argentina 3:1-118
Belongs to Macroeuphractus according to Rovereto 1914
Sister taxa: Macroeuphractus outesi, Macroeuphractus retusus, Dasypotherium australis
Ecology: ground dwelling insectivore
Distribution:
• Huayquerian of Argentina (12 collections)
• Miocene of Argentina (3)
Total: 15 collections each including a single occurrence
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