Chlamyphoridae
Family of armadillos / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Chlamyphoridae is a family of cingulate mammals. While glyptodonts have traditionally been considered stem-group cingulates outside the group that contains modern armadillos, there had been speculation that the extant family Dasypodidae could be paraphyletic based on morphological evidence.[1][2][3][4] In 2016, an analysis of Doedicurus mtDNA found it was, in fact, nested within the modern armadillos as the sister group of a clade consisting of Chlamyphorinae and Tolypeutinae.[5][6] For this reason, all extant armadillos but Dasypus were relocated to a new family.
Quick Facts Chlamyphoridae Temporal range: Middle Eocene to present, Scientific classification ...
Chlamyphoridae Temporal range: Middle Eocene to present | |
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Southern three-banded armadillo (Tolypeutes matacus) | |
Illustration of a skeleton of Doedicurus clavicaudatus | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Mammalia |
Order: | Cingulata |
Family: | Chlamyphoridae Bonaparte, 1850 |
Type genus | |
Chlamyphorus Harlan, 1825 | |
Subfamilies | |
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