Doedicurus Burmeister 1874 (glyptodon)

Mammalia - Cingulata - Glyptodontidae

Alternative spelling: Daedicurus

Parent taxon: Doedicurini according to J. C. Fernicola 2008

See also Ameghino 1889, Brown 1912, Carroll 1988, Cope 1889, Lydekker 1894, Rovereto 1914 and Soibelzon et al. 2010

Sister taxa: Castellanosia, Comaphorus, Doedicuroides, Palaeodoedicurus, Plaxhaplous, Prodaedicurus, Xiphuroides

Subtaxa: Doedicurus clavicaudatus Doedicurus ensenadensis Doedicurus giganteus Doedicurus kokenianus

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Ecology: ground dwelling omnivore

Distribution:

• Quaternary of Argentina (13 collections), Brazil (2), Uruguay (3)

• Montehermosan of Uruguay (1)

Total: 19 collections each including a single occurrence

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