Mammalia - Cingulata - Pampatheriidae
Full reference: F. Góis, G. J. Scillato-Yané, A. A. Carlini and M. Ubilla. 2012. Una nueva especie de Holmesina simpson (xenarthra, cingulata, pampatheriidae) del pleistoceno de rondônia, sudoeste de la Amazonia, Brasil. Revista Brasileira de Paleontologia 15(2):211-227
Belongs to Holmesina according to F. Góis et al. 2012
Sister taxa: Holmesina cryptae, Holmesina floridanus, Holmesina occidentalis, Holmesina paulacoutoi, Holmesina septentrionalis
Type specimen: MERO-P-002, a partial skull. Its type locality is Araras/Periquitos, which is in a Pleistocene/Holocene fluvial sandstone in the Rio Madeira Formation of Brazil.
Ecology: ground dwelling omnivore
Distribution: found only at Araras/Periquitos
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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