Parapropalaehoplophorus
Parapropalaehoplophorus septentrionalis was a comparatively small (compared to Glyptodon) species of glyptodont, extinct relatives of the modern armadillo. The mammal, identified in 2007 from the fossilized remains of a specimen found in 2004, weighed approximately 200 pounds and had a shell covered by tiny circular bumps. It lumbered around northern Chile in the Chucal Formation, an area now dominated by the Andes mountain range, some 18 million years ago.[1][2] Fossils of the glyptodont also have been found in Peru (Ipururo and Pebas Formations).[3]
| Parapropalaehoplophorus | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Cingulata |
| Family: | Chlamyphoridae |
| Subfamily: | †Glyptodontinae |
| Genus: | †Parapropalaehoplophorus |
| Species: | †P. septentrionalis |
| Binomial name | |
| †Parapropalaehoplophorus septentrionalis Darin Croft et al., 2007 | |
References
- Giant Armadillo Relative Found Archived 2007-12-13 at the Wayback Machine Discovery News
- Primitive Early Relative Of Armadillos Helps Rewrite Evolutionary Family Tree ScienceDaily.com
- Parapropalaehoplophorus septentrionalis at Fossilworks.org
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