Astegotherium
An extinct genus of mammals belonging to the armadillo order of xenarthrans / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Astegotherium is an extinct genus of xenarthran, belonging to the family Dasypodidae. It lived from the Early to the Middle Eocene, and its fossilized remains are found in Argentina.
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Astegotherium | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Mammalia |
Order: | Cingulata |
Family: | Dasypodidae |
Tribe: | †Astegotheriini |
Genus: | †Astegotherium Ameghino, 1902 |
Type species | |
†Astegotherium dichotomus Ameghino, 1902 |
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