Mammalia - Cingulata - Dasypodidae
Full reference: G. J. Scillato-Yané. 1977. Notas sobre los Dasypodidae (Mammalia, Edentat) del Plioceno del territorio Argentino I. Los restos de edad Chasicoense (Plioceno inferior) del Sur de la provincia de Buenos Aires. Ameghiniana 14(1-4):133-144
Belongs to Vetelia according to G. J. Scillato-Yané 1979
Sister taxa: Vetelia gandhii, Vetelia puncta
Type specimen: MLP 28-X-11-45, an osteoderm (placas de coraza). Its type locality is Arroyo Chasicó, which is in a Chasicoan floodplain sandstone in the Arroyo Chasicó Formation of Argentina.
Ecology: ground dwelling insectivore
Distribution:
• Huayquerian of Argentina (7 collections)
• Miocene of Argentina (2)
Total: 9 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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