Eosclerocalyptus

Eosclerocalyptus
Temporal range: Late Miocene
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Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Cingulata
Family: Chlamyphoridae
Subfamily: †Glyptodontinae
Genus: †Eosclerocalyptus
Ameghino, 1919
Type species
Eosclerocalyptus lineatus
Ameghino, 1888
Species
  • E. lineatus Moreno 1882
  • E. proximus Moreno & Mercerat 1891
  • E. tapinocephalus Cabrera 1939
Synonyms
Genus synonymy
  • Eosclerophorus Castellanos, 1948
  • Hoplophractus Cabrera, 1939
Species synonymy
  • Eosclerocalyptus lilloi Ameghino 1919
  • Eosclerocalyptus planus Rovereto 1914
  • Eosclerocalyptus paulacoutoi Castellanos 1948
  • Neuryurus proximus Moreno & Mercerat 1891
  • Sclerocalyptus planus Rovereto 1914
  • Urotherium proximum Moreno & Mercerat 1891

Eosclerocalyptus is an extinct genus of glyptodont. It lived during the Late Miocene, and its fossilized remains were discovered in South America.

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