†Anadasypus aequatorianus Carlini et al. 2014 (armadillo)
Click image to enlarge. Click to access iDigBio record.
Mammalia - Cingulata - Dasypodidae
Full reference: A. A. Carlini, M. C. Castro, R.H. Madden and G.J. Scillato-Yané. 2014. A new species of Dasypodidae (Xenarthra: Cingulata) from the late Mioceneof northwestern South America: implications in the Dasypodini phylogeny and diversity. Historical Biology 26(6):728-736
Belongs to Anadasypus according to A. A. Carlini et al. 2014
Sister taxon: Anadasypus hondanus
Type specimen: MEPN 4363, an osteoderm. Its type locality is RHM Locality 4, which is in a Tortonian lacustrine deltaic horizon in the Letrero Formation of Ecuador.
Ecology: ground dwelling insectivore
Distribution: found only at RHM Locality 4
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
Click image to enlarge. Click to access iDigBio record.