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Eutatus

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Family
  
Dasypodidae

Rank
  
Genus

Class
  
Mammalia

Phylum
  
Chordata

Order
  
Xenarthra

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Similar
  
Xenarthra, Pampatherium, Neosclerocalyptus, Pampatheriidae, Glossotherium

Eutatus is an extinct genus of large insectivorous armadillo of the family Dasypodidae. It was endemic to South America during the middle to Late Pleistocene, living from 1.2 Ma-11,000 years ago and existing for approximately 1.19 million years.

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Taxonomy

Eutatus was named by Gervais (1867). Its type is Eutatus seguini. It was assigned to Dasypodidae by Carroll (1988).

Fossil distribution

The fossil remains are confined to Argentina.

References

Eutatus Wikipedia