Stegotherium Ameghino 1887 (edentate)

Mammalia - Xenarthra

Synonym: Scotaeops Ameghino 1887

Parent taxon: Stegotheriini according to L. R. Gonzalez and G. J. Scillato-Yané 2009

See also Ameghino 1889, Ameghino 1894, Ameghino 1902, Carlini et al. 2010, Carroll 1988, Kramarz et al. 2010, McKenna and Bell 1997 and Zittel 1893

Sister taxa: none

Subtaxa: Stegotherium caroloameghinoi Stegotherium notohippidensis Stegotherium pascuali Stegotherium simplex Stegotherium tauberi Stegotherium tesselatum Stegotherium variegatum Stegotherium variegumum

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Type: Stegotherium tessellatum

Ecology: ground dwelling omnivore

Distribution:

• Miocene of Argentina (11 collections)

Total: 11 collections including 17 occurrences

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