Chlamydophractus Barasoain et al. 2020 (edentate)

Mammalia - Cingulata - Chlamyphoridae

Synonym: Chlamyphractus Barasoain et al. 2019 [replaced name]

Full reference: D. Barasoain, R. L. Tomassini, A. E. Zurita, C. I. Montalvo, and M. Superina. 2020. Chlamydophractus, new name for Chlamyphractus Barasoain et al., 2020 (Xenarthra, Chlamyphorinae), non Chlamyphractus Castellanos, 1940 (Xenarthra, Glyptodontidae). Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology e1774890:1-2

Parent taxon: Chlamyphorinae according to D. Barasoain et al. 2020

See also Barasoain et al. 2019

Sister taxa: Calyptophractus, Chlamyphorus

Subtaxa: Chlamydophractus dimartinoi

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Type: Chlamyphractus dimartinoi

Ecology: ground dwelling omnivore

Distribution: found only at Bajada de Los Toros (Arroyo Chasicó) (Miocene of Argentina)

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