Mammalia - Cingulata - Peltephilidae
Full reference: F. Ameghino. 1904. Nuevas especies de mamíferos, cretáceos y terciarios de la República Argentina [New species of mammals, Cretaceous and Tertiarty, from the Argentine Republic]. Anales de la Sociedad Cientifica Argentina 56–58:1-142
Parent taxon: Peltephilidae according to B. J. Shockey 2017
See also Ameghino 1904, Carroll 1988, McKenna and Bell 1997 and Rovereto 1914
Sister taxa: Anantiosodon, Parapeltecoelus, Peltecoelus, Peltephilus, Ronwolffia
Subtaxa: Epipeltephilus caraguensis Epipeltephilus kanti Epipeltephilus recurvus
Ecology: ground dwelling omnivore
Distribution:
• Miocene of Argentina (2 collections), Chile (1)
Total: 3 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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