†Palaeopeltis inornatus Ameghino 1894 (edentate)
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Mammalia - Cingulata - Palaeopeltidae
Full reference: F. Ameghino. 1894. Sur les oiseaux fossiles de Patagonie; et la faune mammalogique des couches à Pyrotherium. Boletin del Instituto Geographico Argentino 15:501-660
Belongs to Palaeopeltis according to G. G. Simpson 1948
See also Ameghino 1894, Ameghino 1897 and Perea et al. 2014
Sister taxa: Palaeopeltis tesseratus, Pseudorophodon kraglievichi
Ecology: ground dwelling omnivore
Distribution:
• Deseadan of Argentina (2 collections), Uruguay (1)
• Oligocene of Argentina (1)
Total: 4 collections each including a single occurrence
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