Peltecoelus Ameghino 1902 (edentate)

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

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Type: Peltecoelus praelucens

Ecology: ground dwelling omnivore

Distribution: there are no occurrences of Peltecoelus in the database

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