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)
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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