Sclerocalyptus

Sclerocalyptus
Temporal range: Pleistocene
Sclerocalyptus ornatus fossil
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Superorder: Xenarthra
Order: Cingulata
Family: Glyptodontidae
Genus: Sclerocalyptus
Owen 1845

Sclerocalyptus was a glyptodont that lived during the Pleistocene.[1]

Tail armour

References

  1. Zurita, A.; Scillato-Yané, G. J.; Carlini, A. A. (2005). "Paleozoogeographic, biostratigraphic, and systematic aspects of the genus Sclerocalyptus (Xenarthra, Glyptodontidae) of Argentina". Journal of South American Earth Sciences 20: 121. doi:10.1016/j.jsames.2005.06.013.
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