Mammalia - Cingulata - Panochthidae
Full reference: M. Zamorano, G. J. Scillato-Yane, L. R. Gonzalez Ruiz and A. E. Zurita. 2011. Revisión de los géneros Nopachtus Ameghino y Phlyctaenopyga Cabrera (Xenarthra, Glyptodontidae, Hoplophorinae) del Mioceno tardío y Plioceno de Argentina. Revista del Museo Argentino de Ciencas Naturales 13(1):59-68
Belongs to Nopachtus according to M. Zamorano et al. 2011
Sister taxon: Nopachtus coagmentatus
Type specimen: MACN Pv 2670, an osteoderm (mitad lateral derecha de la coraza dorsal.). Its type locality is Barrancas de Monte Hermoso, which is in a Montehermosan terrestrial horizon in the Monte Hermoso Formation of Argentina.
Ecology: ground dwelling omnivore
Distribution:
• Pliocene of Argentina (3 collections)
Total: 3 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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