Eutatus

Eutatus
Temporal range: Late Pliocene-Late Pleistocene
Eutatus seguini skull
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Xenarthra
Family: Dasypodidae
Genus: Eutatus
Gervais (1867)
species
  • Eutatus seguini Gervais (1867)
  • Eutatus pascuali Krmpotic et al., 2009

Eutatus is an extinct genus of large insectivorous armadillo of the family Dasypodidae. It was endemic to South America during the middle to Late Pleistocene, living from 1.2 Ma-11,000 years ago and existing for approximately 1.19 million years.[1]

Taxonomy

Limbs

Eutatus was named by Gervais (1867). Its type is Eutatus seguini. It was assigned to Dasypodidae by Carroll (1988).[2]

Fossil distribution

The fossil remains are confined to Argentina.

References

  1. http://paleobackup.nceas.ucsb.edu:8110/cgi-bin/bridge.pl?action=checkTaxonInfo&taxon_no=43539&is_real_user=1 Eutatus: Basic info.
  2. R. L. Carroll. 1988. Vertebrate Paleontology and Evolution. W.H. Freeman and Company
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