Eleutherocercus solidus Rovereto 1914 (glyptodon)

Mammalia - Cingulata - Glyptodontidae

Alternative combination: Neuryurus solidus

Synonym: Eleutherocercus tucumanus Castellanos 1927

Full reference: C. Rovereto. 1914. Los Estratos Araucanos y sus fósiles. Anales del Museo de Historia Natural de Buenos Aire 25:1-247

Belongs to Eleutherocercus according to A. Núñez-Blasco et al. 2021

See also Rovereto 1914

Sister taxa: Eleutherocercus antiquus, Eleutherocercus paranensis

Type specimens:

  • Eleutherocercus solidus: MACN 8335, an osteoderm
  • Eleutherocercus tucumanus: MACN 2893.

Ecology: ground dwelling omnivore

Distribution:

• Pliocene of Argentina (3 collections)

• Huayquerian of Argentina (1)

• Miocene to Pliocene of Argentina (1)

Total: 5 collections each including a single occurrence

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