†family Pachyarmatheriidae Fernicola et al. 2018 (edentate)

Mammalia - Cingulata - Pachyarmatheriidae

Full reference: J. C. Fernicola, A. Rinderknecht, W. Jones, S. F. VizcaĆ­no, and K. Porpino. 2018. A new species of Neoglyptatelus (Mammalia, Xenarthra, Cingulata) from the Late Miocene of Uruguay provides new insights on the evolution of the dorsal armor in cingulates. Ameghiniana 55(3):233-252

Parent taxon: Cingulata according to J. C. Fernicola et al. 2018

Sister taxa: Chlamyphoridae, Dasypodoidea, Eocoleophorus, Euphracta, Glyptodonta, Glyptodontia, Noatherium, Peltephilidae, Proeocoleophorus, Saltatherium, Yuruatherium

Subtaxa: Neoglyptatelus Pachyarmatherium

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Ecology: ground dwelling omnivore

Distribution:

• Quaternary of Brazil (7 collections), United States (10: Florida, South Carolina), Venezuela (2)

• Blancan of Costa Rica (1), United States (2: Florida)

• Pliocene to Pleistocene of Venezuela (2)

• Pliocene of Colombia (1)

• Miocene of Brazil (1), Colombia (6), Peru (2), Uruguay (1)

• Oligocene of Peru (1)

Total: 36 collections including 37 occurrences

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