†Eleutherocercus solidus Rovereto 1914 (glyptodon)
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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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