Mammalia - Cingulata - Pachyarmatheriidae
Full reference: J. C. Fernicola, A. Rinderknecht, W. Jones, S. F. Vizcaíno, and K. Porpino. 2018. A new species of Neoglyptatelus (Mammalia, Xenarthra, Cingulata) from the Late Miocene of Uruguay provides new insights on the evolution of the dorsal armor in cingulates. Ameghiniana 55(3):233-252
Belongs to Neoglyptatelus according to J. C. Fernicola et al. 2018
Sister taxa: Neoglyptatelus originalis, Neoglyptatelus sincelejanus
Type specimen: MNHN 1642, a partial skeleton (right portion of the pelvic shield; a nearly complete pectoral shield; tail armor with vertebrae; three thoracic vertebrae fused, complete right hindlimb, and p). Its type locality is Puerto Arazati Beach, which is in a Miocene paralic mudstone in the Camacho Formation of Uruguay.
Ecology: ground dwelling omnivore
Distribution: found only at Puerto Arazati Beach
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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