Mammalia - Cingulata - Dasypodidae
Parent taxon: Euphractinae according to A. A. Carlini et al. 2010
See also McKenna and Bell 1997
Sister taxa: Chlamyphorini, Coelutaetus, Dasypodon, Eutatini, Utaetini
Subtaxa: Anutaetus Chaetophractus Chorobates Eodasypus Hemiutaetus Holozaedyus Isutaetus Macroeuphractus Mazzoniphractus Neophractus Paleuphractus Paraeuphractus Parutaetus Proeuphractus Zaedyus
Ecology: ground dwelling insectivore
Distribution:
• Quaternary of Argentina (22 collections), Bolivia (3), Uruguay (1)
• Pliocene of Argentina (22), Bolivia (3)
• Huayquerian of Argentina (33), Bolivia (1)
• Miocene to Pliocene of Argentina (2)
• Miocene of Argentina (7), Bolivia (2), Uruguay (2)
• Deseadan of Argentina (4)
• Oligocene of Argentina (3), Chile (1)
• Tinguirirican of Argentina (1)
• Eocene of Argentina (6), Brazil (1)
Total: 114 collections including 199 occurrences