Palaeopeltis Ameghino 1895 (edentate)

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

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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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