†Dasypus proximus Ameghino 1887 (armadillo)
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Mammalia - Cingulata - Dasypodidae
Alternative combination: Proeuphractus proximus
Belongs to Dasypus according to R. Lydekker 1894
Sister taxa: Dasypus (Cryptophractus), Dasypus (Dasypus), Dasypus (Hyperoambon), Dasypus argentinus, Dasypus bellus, Dasypus hesternus, Dasypus laevisculptus, Dasypus longicaudatus, Dasypus moreni, Dasypus neogaeus, Dasypus patagonicus, Dasypus peba, Dasypus platensis, Dasypus scalabrini, Dasypus tarijensis, Dasypus villosus
Ecology: semifossorial insectivore-frugivore
Distribution: there are no occurrences of Dasypus proximus in the database
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