Neoglyptatelus uruguayensis
Taxonavigation
Familia: †Pachyarmatheriidae
Genus: †Neoglyptatelus
Species: †Neoglyptatelus uruguayensis
Name
- †Neoglyptatelus uruguayensis Fernicola, Rinderknecht, Jones, Vizcaíno & Porpino, 2018: 237
Holotype: MNHN 1642, partial skeleton including: the right portion of the pelvic shield; a nearly complete pectoral shield; tail armor with vertebrae; three thoracic vertebrae fused, complete right hindlimb, and proximal half of the left femur.
Type locality and horizon: “Uruguay, San José Department, erosional surface of Puerto Arazatí Beach, 3 to 4 km east of El Sauce Creek. Camacho Formation, Uruguay, late Miocene age.”
References
Primary references
- Fernicola J.C., Rinderknecht, A., Jones, W., Vizcaíno, S.F. & Porpino, K. 2018. A new species of Neoglyptatelus (Mammalia, Xenarthra, Cingulata) from the late Miocene of Uruguay provides new insights on the evolution of the dorsal armor in cingulates. Ameghiniana 55(3): 233–252. DOI: 10.5710/AMGH.02.12.2017.3150 Reference page.
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