†Peltecoelus Ameghino 1902 (edentate)
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Mammalia - Cingulata - Peltephilidae
Full reference: F. Ameghino. 1902. Première contribution à la connaissance de la fauna mammalogique des couches à Colpodon [First contribution to the knowledge of the mammalian fauna of the Colopdon Beds]. Boletin de la Academia Nacional de Ciencias de Córdoba 17:71-141
Parent taxon: Peltephilidae according to B. J. Shockey 2017
See also Ameghino 1902, Carroll 1988 and McKenna and Bell 1997
Sister taxa: Anantiosodon, Epipeltephilus, Parapeltecoelus, Peltephilus, Ronwolffia
Subtaxa: Peltecoelus praelucens
Type: Peltecoelus praelucens
Ecology: ground dwelling omnivore
Distribution: there are no occurrences of Peltecoelus in the database
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