†Barrancatatus tinguiririquensis Carlini et al. 2009 (armadillo)
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Mammalia - Cingulata - Dasypodidae
Alternative combination: Meteutatus tinguiririquensis
Full reference: A. A. Carlini, M. R. Ciancio, J. J. Flynn, G. J. Scillato-Yané, and A. R. Wyss. 2009. The phylogenetic and biostratigraphic significance of new armadillos (Mammalia, Xenarthra, Dasypodidae, Euphractinae) from the Tinguirirican (early Oligocene) of Chile. Journal of Systematic Palaeontology 7(4):489-503
Belongs to Barrancatatus according to A. A. Carlini et al. 2010
Sister taxa: Barrancatatus maddeni, Barrancatatus rigidus
Type specimen: SGOPV 2841, a partial skull
Ecology: ground dwelling insectivore
Distribution: found only at Tinguiririca Locality Sets 1 & 2 (Oligocene of Chile)
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