Tolypeutes Illiger 1811 (three-banded armadillo)
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Mammalia - Cingulata - Dasypodidae
Alternative spelling: Tylopeutes
Full reference: C. Illiger. 1811. Prodromus Systematis Mammalium et Avium
Parent taxon: Tolypeutinae according to A. D. Rincón et al. 2008
See also Carroll 1988, Gray 1825, McKenna and Bell 1997, Soibelzon et al. 2010 and Wilson and Reeder 2005
Sister taxa: Kuntinaru, Priodontini, Tolypeutini, Vetelia
Subtaxa: Tolypeutes tricinctus
Ecology: ground dwelling insectivore
Distribution:
• Quaternary of Argentina (16 collections), Bolivia (2), Brazil (5)
• Pliocene of Argentina (1)
Total: 24 collections each including a single occurrence
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