Mammalia - Cingulata - Panochthidae
Full reference: A. E. Zurita, M. Taglioretti, M. Zamorano, G. J. Scillato-Yané, C. Luna, Carlos, D. Boh and M. M. Saffer. 2013. A new species of Neosclerocalyptus Paula Couto (Mammalia: Xenarthra: Cingulata): the oldest record of the genus and morphological and phylogenetic aspects. Zootaxa 3721(4):387-398
Belongs to Neosclerocalyptus according to Zurita et al. 2013
Sister taxa: Neosclerocalyptus gouldi, Neosclerocalyptus heusseri, Neosclerocalyptus ornatus, Neosclerocalyptus paskoensis, Neosclerocalyptus pseudornatus, Sclerocalyptus undans, Sclerocalyptus matthewi, Sclerocalyptus lineatus, Sclerocalyptus ornatus, Sclerocalyptus verus, Sclerocalyptus chapalmalensis
Type specimen: MPH 0114, a partial skull (partial skull and fragment of the dorsal carapace corresponding to the most antero-lateral region). Its type locality is Las Antenas Militares, which is in a Pliocene terrestrial sandstone in the Vorohué Formation of Argentina.
Ecology: ground dwelling omnivore
Distribution: found only at Las Antenas Militares
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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