†family Palaeopeltidae Ameghino 1894 (edentate)

Mammalia - Cingulata - Palaeopeltidae

Parent taxon: Glyptodontoidea according to Castellanos 1959

See also Ameghino 1894, Ameghino 1897, Carroll 1988 and McKenna and Bell 1997

Sister taxa: Glyptodontidae, Lomaphorini, Pampatheriidae, Panochthidae

Subtaxa: Palaeopeltis

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Ecology: ground dwelling omnivore

Distribution:

• Deseadan of Argentina (2 collections), Uruguay (1)

• Oligocene of Argentina (1)

• Eocene of Argentina (1)

Total: 5 collections each including a single occurrence

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