†Palaeopeltis Ameghino 1895 (edentate)
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Mammalia - Cingulata - Palaeopeltidae
Synonym: Pseudorophodon Hoffestter 1954
Parent taxon: Palaeopeltidae according to Castellanos 1959
See also Ameghino 1897, Carroll 1988, Chaffee 1952, McKenna and Bell 1997, Perea et al. 2014 and Simpson 1948
Sister taxa: none
Subtaxa: Palaeopeltis inornatus Palaeopeltis tesseratus Pseudorophodon kraglievichi
Type: Palaeopeltis inornatus
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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