Mammalia - Cingulata - Pampatheriidae
Full reference: A. G. Edmund. 1996. A review of Pleistocene giant armadillos. 300-321
Belongs to Pampatherium according to A. G. Edmund 1996
See also Mead et al. 2007
Sister taxa: Chlamytherium, Pampatherium humboldtii, Pampatherium paulacoutoi, Pampatherium pygmaeum, Pampatherium typus, Chlamydotherium paranense, Chlamydotherium subintermedium, Chlamydotherium minutum, Chlamydotherium intermedium, Chlamydotherium australe
Type specimen: INAH 6201 D.P., an osteoderm (22 osteoderms probably from the posterior buckler of a single individual). Its type locality is Valsequillo Reservoir, which is in a Pleistocene terrestrial horizon in Mexico.
Ecology: ground dwelling omnivore
Distribution:
• Quaternary of Mexico (4 collections)
Total: 4 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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