†Macroeuphractus Ameghino 1887 (armadillo)
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Mammalia - Cingulata - Dasypodidae
Synonym: Dasypotherium Moreno 1889
Parent taxon: Euphractini according to M. C. McKenna and S. K. Bell 1997
See also Carroll 1988 and Rovereto 1914
Sister taxa: Anutaetus, Chaetophractus, Chorobates, Eodasypus, Hemiutaetus, Holozaedyus, Isutaetus, Mazzoniphractus, Neophractus, Paleuphractus, Paraeuphractus, Parutaetus, Proeuphractus, Zaedyus
Subtaxa: Dasypotherium australis Macroeuphractus morenoi Macroeuphractus outesi Macroeuphractus retusus
Ecology: ground dwelling insectivore
Distribution:
• Pliocene of Argentina (9 collections), Bolivia (3)
• Huayquerian of Argentina (13)
• Miocene of Argentina (3)
Total: 28 collections including 32 occurrences
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