Paraeuphractus Scillato-Yané 1980 (armadillo)

Mammalia - Cingulata - Dasypodidae

Parent taxon: Euphractini according to M. C. McKenna and S. K. Bell 1997

See also Carroll 1988

Sister taxa: Anutaetus, Chaetophractus, Chorobates, Eodasypus, Hemiutaetus, Holozaedyus, Isutaetus, Macroeuphractus, Mazzoniphractus, Neophractus, Paleuphractus, Parutaetus, Proeuphractus, Zaedyus

Subtaxa: Paraeuphractus prominens

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Ecology: ground dwelling insectivore

Distribution:

• Pliocene of Argentina (2 collections)

• Huayquerian of Argentina (3)

Total: 5 collections including 9 occurrences

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