Mammalia - Cingulata - Dasypodidae
Alternative spelling: Praeuphractus
Parent taxon: Euphractini according to M. C. McKenna and S. K. Bell 1997
See also Ameghino 1889, Ameghino 1897, Carroll 1988 and Rovereto 1914
Sister taxa: Anutaetus, Chaetophractus, Chorobates, Eodasypus, Hemiutaetus, Holozaedyus, Isutaetus, Macroeuphractus, Mazzoniphractus, Neophractus, Paleuphractus, Paraeuphractus, Parutaetus, Zaedyus
Subtaxa: Proeuphractus chapalmalensis Proeuphractus laevis Proeuphractus limpidus Proeuphractus limus Proeuphractus minor Proeuphractus nanus Proeuphractus recens Proeuphractus setiger Proeuphractus villosissimus
Ecology: ground dwelling insectivore
Distribution:
• Pliocene of Argentina (1 collection)
• Huayquerian of Argentina (17)
• Miocene of Argentina (3), Uruguay (1)
• Deseadan of Argentina (1)
Total: 23 collections including 27 occurrences
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