Eosclerocalyptus
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Eosclerocalyptus | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Mammalia |
Order: | Cingulata |
Family: | Chlamyphoridae |
Subfamily: | †Glyptodontinae |
Genus: | †Eosclerocalyptus Ameghino, 1919 |
Type species | |
Eosclerocalyptus lineatus Ameghino, 1888
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Eosclerocalyptus is an
Description
This animal, like all glyptodonts, was protected by a carapace covering most of its body. It was very similar to
Classification
The genus Eosclerocalyptus was first described in 1919 by Carlos Ameghino, based on fossils found in terrains dated from the Late Miocene of Argentina. Various species were attributed to this genus, such as Eosclerocalyptus tapinocephalus, E. lineatus, E. proximus and E. planus. Several species from this genus were previously ascribed to the genus Hoplophractus.
Eosclerocalyptus is a genus of glyptodont close to the ancestry of Neosclerocalyptus.
Bibliography
- A. A. Tauber. 2005. Mamíferos fósiles y edad de la Formación Salicas (Mioceno tardío) de la sierra de Velasco, La Rioja, Argentina. Ameghiniana 42(2):443-460
- Zurita, A. E.; Aramayo, S. A. 2007. New remains of Eosclerocalyptus tapinocephalus (Cabrera) (mammalia, xenarthra, glyptodontidae): Description and implications for its taxonomic status. Rivista Italiana di Paleontologia e Stratigrafia (Research In Paleontology and Stratigraphy), [S.l.], v. 113, n. 1. ISSN 2039-4942.