Dasypus neogaeus
Extinct species of armadillo / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Dasypus neogaeus is an extinct species of armadillo, belonging to the genus Dasypus, alongside the modern nine-banded armadillo. The only known fossil is a single osteoderm, though it has been lost, that was found in the Late Miocene strata of Argentina.[1]
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Dasypus neogaeus | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Mammalia |
Order: | Cingulata |
Family: | Dasypodidae |
Genus: | Dasypus |
Species: | †D. neogaeus |
Binomial name | |
†Dasypus neogaeus Ameghino, 1891 | |
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