Eutatus
| Eutatus Temporal range: Late Pliocene-Late Pleistocene | |
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| Eutatus seguini skull | |
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Xenarthra |
| Family: | Dasypodidae |
| Genus: | †Eutatus Gervais (1867) |
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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
- ↑ http://paleobackup.nceas.ucsb.edu:8110/cgi-bin/bridge.pl?action=checkTaxonInfo&taxon_no=43539&is_real_user=1 Eutatus: Basic info.
- ↑ R. L. Carroll. 1988. Vertebrate Paleontology and Evolution. W.H. Freeman and Company
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