Palaehoplophorus
An extinct genus of mammals belonging to the armadillo order of xenarthrans / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Palaehoplophorus (also spelled, historically, Palaeohoplophorus) is an extinct genus of glyptodont. It lived from the Middle to the Late Miocene, and its fossilized remains were discovered in South America.
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Mammalia |
Order: | Cingulata |
Family: | Chlamyphoridae |
Subfamily: | †Glyptodontinae |
Genus: | †Palaehoplophorus Ameghino, 1883 |
Type species | |
†Palaehoplophorus antiquus Ameghino 1883 | |
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