†Hoplophractus Cabrera 1939 (edentate)
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Full reference: A. Cabrera. 1939. Sobre Vertebrados Fósiles del Plioceno de Adolfo Alsina. Revista del Museo de La Plata 2(6):3-35
Parent taxon: Glyptodontoinei according to J. C. Fernicola 2008
See also McKenna and Bell 1997, Perea 2005 and Zurita and Aramayo 2007
Sister taxa: Eosclerocalyptus, Pseudoplohophorus, Stromaphorus
Subtaxa: Hoplophractus proximus
Ecology: ground dwelling omnivore
Distribution:
• Pliocene of Argentina (2 collections)
• Huayquerian of Argentina (3)
Total: 5 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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