Plaxhaplus antiquus Ameghino 1887

Mammalia - Cingulata - Glyptodontidae

Alternative combinations: Daedicurus antiquus, Doedicurus anticuus, Doedicurus antiquus

Synonym: Doedicurus copei Moreno 1888

Belongs to Plaxhaplus according to C. Rovereto 1914

See also Ameghino 1889, Lydekker 1894, Moreno 1888, Nuñez-Blasco et al. 2023 and Zurita et al. 2016

Sister taxa: none

Type specimens:

  • Plaxhaplus antiquus: MLP 16-55
  • Doedicurus copei:

Distribution: found only at right margin of the Quebrada de Humahuaca (Pliocene of Argentina)

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