†Doedicurus Burmeister 1874 (glyptodon)
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Mammalia - Cingulata - Glyptodontidae
Alternative spelling: Daedicurus
Parent taxon: Doedicurini according to J. C. Fernicola 2008
See also Ameghino 1889, Brown 1912, Carroll 1988, Cope 1889, Lydekker 1894, Rovereto 1914 and Soibelzon et al. 2010
Sister taxa: Castellanosia, Comaphorus, Doedicuroides, Palaeodoedicurus, Plaxhaplous, Prodaedicurus, Xiphuroides
Subtaxa: Doedicurus clavicaudatus Doedicurus ensenadensis Doedicurus giganteus Doedicurus kokenianus
Ecology: ground dwelling omnivore
Distribution:
• Quaternary of Argentina (13 collections), Brazil (2), Uruguay (3)
• Pliocene to Pleistocene of Uruguay (1)
Total: 19 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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