Neoglyptatelus uruguayensis

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Cingulata

Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Unikonta Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Superphylum: Deuterostomia Phylum: Chordata Subphylum: Vertebrata Infraphylum: Gnathostomata Megaclassis: Osteichthyes Cladus: Sarcopterygii Cladus: Rhipidistia Cladus: Tetrapodomorpha Cladus: Eotetrapodiformes Cladus: Elpistostegalia Superclassis: Tetrapoda Cladus: Reptiliomorpha Cladus: Amniota Cladus: Synapsida Cladus: Eupelycosauria Cladus: Sphenacodontia Cladus: Sphenacodontoidea Cladus: Therapsida Cladus: Theriodontia Cladus: Cynodontia Cladus: Eucynodontia Cladus: Probainognathia Cladus: Prozostrodontia Cladus: Mammaliaformes Classis: Mammalia Subclassis: Trechnotheria Infraclassis: Zatheria Supercohors: Theria Cohors: Eutheria Infraclassis: Placentalia Superordo: Xenarthra Ordo: Cingulata

Familia: †Pachyarmatheriidae
Genus: †Neoglyptatelus
Species: †Neoglyptatelus uruguayensis

Name

• †Neoglyptatelus uruguayensis Fernicola, Rinderknecht, Jones, Vizcaíno & Porpino, 2018: 237

Holotype: MNHN 1642, partial skeleton including: the right portion of the pelvic shield; a nearly complete pectoral shield; tail armor with vertebrae; three thoracic vertebrae fused, complete right hindlimb, and proximal half of the left femur.

Type locality and horizon: “Uruguay, San José Department, erosional surface of Puerto Arazatí Beach, 3 to 4 km east of El Sauce Creek. Camacho Formation, Uruguay, late Miocene age.”

References

Primary references

• Fernicola J.C., Rinderknecht, A., Jones, W., Vizcaíno, S.F. & Porpino, K. 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. DOI: 10.5710/AMGH.02.12.2017.3150 Reference page.