Dasypodidae

	Dasypodidae Dasypodidae is a family of mostly extinct genera of armadillos. One genus, ''Dasypus'', is extant, with at least seven living species. __TOC__ Classification Below is a taxonomy of armadillos in this family. Family Dasypodidae † Genus '' Acantharodeia'' † Genus '' Amblytatus'' † Genus '' Archaeutatus'' † Genus '' Astegotherium'' † Genus '' Barrancatatus'' † Genus '' Chasicotatus'' † Genus '' Chorobates'' † Genus '' Coelutaetus'' † Genus '' Eocoleophorus'' † Genus '' Epipeltecoelus'' † Genus '' Eutatus'' † Genus '' Hemiutaetus'' † Genus '' Isutaetus'' † Genus '' Lumbreratherium'' † Genus '' Macrochorobates'' † Genus '' Mazzoniphractus'' † Genus '' Meteutatus'' † Genus '' Pedrolypeutes'' † Genus '' Prodasypus'' † Genus '' Proeutatus'' † Genus '' Prostegotherium'' † Genus '' Pucatherium'' † Genus '' Punatherium'' † Genus '' Stegotherium'' † Genus ''Stenotatus'' † Genus ''Utaetus'' * Subfamily Dasypod ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
picture info	Dasypus ''Dasypus'' is the only extant genus in the family Dasypodidae. Its species are known as long-nosed or naked-tailed armadillos. They are found in South, Central, and North America, as well as on the Caribbean islands of Grenada, Trinidad and Tobago. Members of ''Dasypus'' are solitary and primarily nocturnal to avoid temperature extremes and predation. They exist in numerous habitats ranging from brush to grassland areas and are mainly insectivorous. The most common and widespread of the ''Dasypus'' species is the nine-banded armadillo (''Dasypus novemcintus''), which is commonly used in the study of leprosy due to its unique ability to contract the disease. Description ''Dasypus'' are xenarthran mammals known for their hard armor like shell, called a carapace. Their ossified dermal plates compose a series of six to eleven movable bands covered by leathery keratinous skin, which surrounds and protects the body. A thin epidermal layer separates each of the armor bands, and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Astegotherium ''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. Description This genus is only known from the dermal plates (osteoderms) that composed its dorsal armor. It was probably fairly similar with the modern nine-banded armadillo. ''Astegotherium'' was characterized by its osteoderms with a central figure almost devoid of foramina, while the posterior part of the osteoderms has hair foramina. Classification The type species, ''Astegotherium dichotomus'', was first described in 1902 by Florentino Ameghino, based on fossil remains found in Argentina, dating to the Middle Eocene. Other fossils attributed to this genus were later discovered in Argentina, in terrains dating from the Early to the Middle-Late Eocene. ''Astegotherium'' is one of the earliest armadillo known in the fossil records, and it is considered a member of the family Dasypodidae ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Nanoastegotherium ''Nanoastegotherium'' is an extinct genus of cingulate, belonging to the family Dasypodidae, which includes the modern nine-banded armadillos. The name of the genus means "small ''Astegotherium''", referring to its small size, smaller than the modern southern long-nosed armadillo, and to its affinities with '' Astegotherium'', with which it forms the tribe Astegotheriini, within the family Dasypodidae. Its type species is ''Nanoastegotherium prostatum'', whose species translates to "earlier" due to its age compared to ''Astegotherium''. Remains of this species comes from La Venta, a location of La Victoria Formation, from central Colombia, dated from the Middle Miocene. Its remains, discovered among the coprolites of crocodiles, consist of the osteoderms of its back and of a caudal tube. These osteoderms were characterized by their rectangular shape with large perforations on their surface, each osteoderms measuring between 4 and 7 millimeters long and 3 to 4.5 millimeters wide ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Eutatus ''Eutatus'' is an extinct genus of large armadillos of the family (biology), family Chlamyphoridae. It was endemic to South America from the Miocene, Early Miocene to Late Pleistocene, living from 17.5 Annum, Ma-11,000 years ago, with possible survival into the early Holocene (~ 7,500 BP) and existing for approximately .''Eutatus'' at Fossilworks.org Based on carbon isotope ratios, it is thought to have been an herbivore that Grazing, fed on grasses. Taxonomy ''Eutatus'' was named by Gervais (1867). The type species is ''E. seguini''. It was assigned to Dasypodidae by Carroll (1988).R. L. Carroll. 1988. Vertebrate Paleontology and Evolution. W.H. Freeman and Company Fossil distribution The fossil remains are confined to Argentina an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Proeutatus ''Proeutatus'' is an extinct genus of xenarthran, belonging to the order Cingulata. It lived during the Early Miocene, and its fossilized remains were discovered in South America. Description This animal was vaguely similar to the extant six-banded armadillo, and was similarly sized. The skull was approximately 12 centimeters long, the whole animal not exceeding more than half a meter in length for a weight between 5 and 6 kilograms. ''Proeutatus'' had a quite sturdy body, a high reared skull with an elongated snout and a sturdy set of teeth compared to those of many other armadillos. The skull of ''Proeutatus'' had some characteristics distinguishing it from the more similar forms, such as ''Stenotatus'' and '' Eutatus'' ; the premaxilla had an upper tooth, the zygomatic arch was expanded and had a suborbital process ; the mandible was more robust, with an almost vertically ascending branch and a higher coronoid process. The general shape of the skull was, in lateral view, con ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]

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Fossil distribution