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Taxonomy
Peltecoelus was named by Ameghino (1902). Its type is Peltecoelus praelucens.
It was assigned to Dasypodidae by Carroll (1988); to Peltephilidae by Ameghino (1902) and McKenna and Bell (1997); and to Peltephilidae by Shockey (2017).
It was assigned to Dasypodidae by Carroll (1988); to Peltephilidae by Ameghino (1902) and McKenna and Bell (1997); and to Peltephilidae by Shockey (2017).
Species
P. praelucens (type species)
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 1902 | Peltecoelus Ameghino p. 139 |
| 1988 | Peltecoelus Carroll |
| 1997 | Peltecoelus McKenna and Bell p. 86 |
| 2017 | Peltecoelus Shockey |
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If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
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| Source: o = order, subc = subclass, c = class, subp = subphylum | |||||
| References: Carroll 1988, Hendy et al. 2009, Nowak 1999, Ji et al. 2002, Lillegraven 1979 | |||||
Collections
No collection or age range data are available