Mammalia - Cingulata - Glyptodontidae
Synonyms: Euryurus antiquus Ameghino 1888, Neuryurus antiquus Ameghino 1888, Palaehoplophorus disjunctus Ameghino 1889 [objective synonym], Urotherium antiquum Ameghino 1888
Belongs to Plohophorus according to C. Rovereto 1914
See also Ameghino 1889, Fernicola et al. 2018, González-Ruiz et al. 2016, Lydekker 1894, Moreno 1888, Zurita et al. 2017 and Zurita et al. 2016
Sister taxa: Plohophorus araucanus, Plohophorus australis, Plohophorus barrancalobensis, Plohophorus coronatus, Plohophorus cuneiformis, Plohophorus orientalis, Plohophorus paranensis, Plohophorus sygmaturus, Plohophorus yrigoyeni
Ecology: ground dwelling omnivore
Distribution:
• Pliocene of Argentina (9 collections)
• Huayquerian of Argentina (1)
• Miocene of Uruguay (1)
Total: 11 collections including 12 occurrences
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