Mammalia - Cingulata - Peltephilidae
Full reference: L. R. Gonzalez-Ruiz, G. J. Scillato-Yané, C. M. Krmpotic and A. A. Carlini. 2012. A new species of Peltephilidae (Mammalia: Xenarthra: Cingulata) from the late Miocene (Chasicoan SALMA) of Argentina. Zootaxa 3359:55-64
Belongs to Epipeltephilus according to L. R. Gonzalez-Ruiz et al. 2012
Sister taxa: Epipeltephilus caraguensis, Epipeltephilus recurvus
Type specimen: MLP 92-XI-19-7, an osteoderm (three fixed osteoderms of the dorsal shield (Figure). Its type locality is Arroyo Chasicó, which is in a Chasicoan floodplain sandstone in the Arroyo Chasicó Formation of Argentina.
Ecology: ground dwelling omnivore
Distribution:
• Miocene of Argentina (2 collections)
Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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