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
Parent taxon: Cingulata according to J. C. Fernicola et al. 2018
Sister taxa: Chlamyphoridae, Dasypodoidea, Eocoleophorus, Euphracta, Glyptodonta, Glyptodontia, Noatherium, Peltephilidae, Proeocoleophorus, Saltatherium, Yuruatherium
Subtaxa: Neoglyptatelus Pachyarmatherium
Ecology: ground dwelling omnivore
Distribution:
• Quaternary of Brazil (8 collections), United States (10: Florida, South Carolina), Venezuela (2)
• Blancan of Costa Rica (1), United States (2: Florida)
• Pliocene to Pleistocene of Venezuela (2)
• Pliocene of Colombia (1)
• Miocene of Brazil (1), Colombia (6), Peru (2), Uruguay (1)
• Oligocene of Peru (1)
Total: 37 collections including 38 occurrences