Chlamydophractus dimartinoi Barasoain et al. 2019 (edentate)

Mammalia - Cingulata - Chlamyphoridae

Alternative combination: Chlamyphractus dimartinoi

Full reference: D. Barasoain, R. L. Tomassini, A. E. Zurita, C. I. Montalvo, and M. Superina. 2019. A new fairy armadillo (Cingulata, Chlamyphorinae) from the upper Miocene of Argentina: first fossil record of the most enigmatic Xenarthra. Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology 39(5):e1716778:1-17

Belongs to Chlamydophractus according to D. Barasoain et al. 2020

See also Barasoain et al. 2019

Sister taxa: none

Type specimen: MMH-CH-87-7-100, a partial skeleton. Its type locality is Bajada de Los Toros (Arroyo Chasicó), which is in a Chasicoan fluvial horizon in the Arroyo Chasicó Formation of Argentina.

Ecology: ground dwelling omnivore

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

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