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Dasypodidae
| Description | Dasypus is the only extant genus in the family Dasypodidae. Its species are known as long-nosed or naked-tailed armadillos. They are largely found in South, Central, and North America. Dasypus are solitary mammals that are primarily nocturnal to avoid temperature extremes and predation. They exist in numerous habitats ranging from brush to grassland areas and are mainly insectivorous. From Wikipedia article at https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dasypodidae, which is released under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share-Alike License 3.0. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Rank | family | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomy (GBIF) | Life : Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Cingulata : Dasypodidae | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomy (PBDB) | Life : Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Cingulata : Dasypodidae | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomic Status (GBIF) | accepted | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Common Name | armadillo | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Scientific Name | Dasypodidae | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Name Published In | London Medical Repository, Monthly Journal and Review, 15(1): 305 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Opinions (PBDB) |
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| Status (PBDB) | extant | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxon Size (PBDB) | 222 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Extant Size (PBDB) | 46 (21%) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| First Recorded Appearance | 58.7 - 55.8 Ma Paleogene | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Environment | terrestrial (based on Eutheria) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Motility | actively mobile (based on Osteichthyes) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Diet | insectivore | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ecospace Comments | life habit and diet based on Nowak 1999 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taphonomy | phosphatic (based on Vertebrata) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Primary Reference (PBDB) | J. E. Gray. 1821. On the natural arrangement of vertebrose animals. The London Medical Repository Monthly Journal and Review 15:296-310 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Common Name(s) | Armadillo, Armadillos | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wikipedia | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dasypodidae |
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Fossil Distribution
Subtaxa
| Name | Status | Common Name(s) | Fossil Occurrences | Oldest | Youngest |
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| Chalamydotheriinae ✝ subfamily | listed (PBDB) | ||||
| Dasypodinae subfamily | listed (PBDB) | 143 | 58.7 Ma Paleocene | 0 Ma Extant | |
| Euphractinae subfamily | listed (PBDB) | 344 | 48.6 Ma Eocene | 0 Ma Extant | |
| Pampatheriinae ✝ subfamily | listed (PBDB) | 1 | 11.6 Ma Miocene | 11.6 Ma Miocene | |
| Peltephilinae ✝ subfamily | listed (PBDB) | 1 | 10.00 Ma Miocene | 10.00 Ma Miocene | |
| Tolypeutinae subfamily | listed (PBDB) | 32 | 48.6 Ma Eocene | 0 Ma Extant | |
| Dasypina tribe | listed (PBDB) | 0 Ma Extant | |||
| Ornithoryncina tribe | listed (PBDB) | 0 Ma Extant | |||
| Orycteropina tribe | listed (PBDB) | 0 Ma Extant | |||
| Acantharodeia genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Amblytatus ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | ||||
| Anadasypus ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 7 | 23.0 Ma Miocene | 11.6 Ma Miocene | |
| Archaeutatus ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 5 | 33.9 Ma Oligocene | 29.0 Ma Oligocene | |
| Astegotherium ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 4 | 56.0 Ma Paleocene | 37.2 Ma Eocene | |
| Barrancatatus ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 9 | 37.2 Ma Eocene | 33.9 Ma Oligocene | |
| Cabassous genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | Naked-tailed Armadillo | 2 | 2.59 Ma Pleistocene | 0 Ma Extant |
| Calyptophractus genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Chaetophractus genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | Hairy Armadillo | 20 | 9.00 Ma Miocene | 0 Ma Extant |
| Chasicotatus ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 40 | 11.6 Ma Miocene | 6.80 Ma Miocene | |
| Chlamyphorus genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 0 Ma Extant | |||
| Chorobates ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 35 | 11.6 Ma Miocene | 0.78 Ma Pleistocene | |
| Coelutaetus ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 1 | 48.6 Ma Eocene | 48.6 Ma Eocene | |
| Dasypus genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 89 | 9.00 Ma Miocene | 0 Ma Extant | |
| Doellotatus ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 48 | 29.0 Ma Oligocene | 3.60 Ma Pliocene | |
| Eocoleophorus ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 3 | 48.6 Ma Eocene | 29.0 Ma Oligocene | |
| Epipeltecoelus ✝ genus | listed (PBDB) | ||||
| Euphractus genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | Six-banded Armadillo | 9 | 2.59 Ma Pleistocene | 0 Ma Extant |
| Eutatus ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 24 | 17.5 Ma Miocene | 0.13 Ma Pleistocene | |
| Hemiutaetus ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | ||||
 Holmesina ✝genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 90 | 4.90 Ma Pliocene | 0.13 Ma Pleistocene | |
| Isutaetus ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | ||||
| Kuntinaru ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 2 | 29.0 Ma Oligocene | 29.0 Ma Oligocene | |
| Lumbreratherium ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 1 | 48.6 Ma Eocene | 48.6 Ma Eocene | |
| Machlydotherium ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 8 | 48.6 Ma Eocene | 29.0 Ma Oligocene | |
| Macrochorobates ✝ genus | doubtful (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 29 | 11.6 Ma Miocene | 4.00 Ma Pliocene | |
| Macroeuphractus ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 29 | 9.00 Ma Miocene | 4.00 Ma Pliocene | |
| Mazzoniphractus ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 2 | 41.3 Ma Eocene | 38.0 Ma Eocene | |
| Meteutatus ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 25 | 48.6 Ma Eocene | 29.0 Ma Oligocene | |
| Nanoastegotherium ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 3 | 23.0 Ma Miocene | 16.3 Ma Miocene | |
| Parastegosimpsonia ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 3 | 37.2 Ma Eocene | 37.2 Ma Eocene | |
| Pedrolypeutes ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 6 | 16.3 Ma Miocene | 16.0 Ma Miocene | |
| Pliodasypus ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 1 | 2.59 Ma Pleistocene | 2.59 Ma Pleistocene | |
| Priodontes genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | Giant Armadillo | 2 | 0.01 Ma Pleistocene | 0 Ma Extant |
| Prodasypus ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | ||||
| Proeuphractus ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 23 | 29.0 Ma Oligocene | 9.00 Ma Miocene | |
| Proeutatus ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 34 | 23.0 Ma Miocene | 15.5 Ma Miocene | |
| Propraopus ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 28 | 2.59 Ma Pleistocene | 0.01 Ma Pleistocene | |
| Prostegotherium ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 11 | 56.0 Ma Paleocene | 37.2 Ma Eocene | |
| Prozaedyus ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 38 | 33.9 Ma Oligocene | 13.8 Ma Miocene | |
| Pseudeutatus ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 6 | 37.2 Ma Eocene | 33.9 Ma Oligocene | |
| Pseudostegotherium ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 3 | 48.6 Ma Eocene | 21.0 Ma Miocene | |
| Pucatherium ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 4 | 48.6 Ma Eocene | 37.2 Ma Eocene | |
| Punatherium ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 1 | 37.2 Ma Eocene | 37.2 Ma Eocene | |
| Riostegotherium ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 3 | 58.7 Ma Paleocene | 47.8 Ma Eocene | |
| Stegotheriopsis ✝ genus | doubtful (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | ||||
| Stegotherium ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 15 | 23.0 Ma Miocene | 17.5 Ma Miocene | |
| Stenotatus ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 31 | 33.9 Ma Oligocene | 9.00 Ma Miocene | |
| Tolypeutes genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | Three-banded Armadillo | 17 | 2.59 Ma Pleistocene | 0 Ma Extant |
| Utaetus ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 24 | 48.6 Ma Eocene | 37.2 Ma Eocene | |
| Vetelia ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 13 | 17.5 Ma Miocene | 9.00 Ma Miocene | |
| Zaedyus genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 17 | 10.00 Ma Miocene | 0 Ma Extant | |
| Zaedyas pichiy species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Synonymy List
| Year | Name and Author |
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| 1821 | Dasipidae Gray p. 305 |
| 1825 | Dasypidae Gray p. 343 |
| 1850 | Dasypodidae Bonaparte p. 1 |
| 1883 | Dasypodidae Flower p. 184 |
| 1889 | Dasypodidae Cope p. 658 |
| 1891 | Dasypidae Ameghino p. 41 |
| 1891 | Dasypodidae Flower and Lydekker p. 89 |
| 1894 | Dasypidae Ameghino p. 172 |
| 1897 | Dasypidae Ameghino p. 507 |
| 1898 | Dasypodidae Gadow p. 42 |
| 1902 | Meteutatus attonsus Ameghino p. 55 |
| 1902 | Dasypodidae Hay p. 581 |
| 1911 | Dasypodidae Jaekel p. 225 |
| 1948 | Dasypodidae Simpson |
| Year | Name and Author |
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| 1948 | Meteutatus attonsus Simpson |
| 1980 | Dasypodidae Kurten and Anderson p. 128 |
| 1988 | Dasypodidae Carroll |
| 1991 | Dasypodidae Nowak |
| 1995 | Dasypodidae Downing and White p. 389 |
| 1995 | Dasypodidae Gaudin |
| 1997 | Dasypodidae McKenna and Bell p. 82 |
| 2007 | Dasypodidae Croft et al. p. 783 |
| 2007 | Dasypodidae McDonald and Naples p. 153 |
| 2008 | Dasypodidae Rincón et al. p. 198 |
| 2009 | Dasypodidae Shockey et al. |
| 2010 | Dasypodidae Kramarz et al. |
| 2017 | Dasypodidae Herrera et al. |
References
Data courtesy of: PBDB: The Paleobiology Database, Creative Commons CC-BY licenced. , GBIF: the Global Biodiversity Information Facility, various licences, iDigBio, various licences, and EOL: The Encyclopedia of Life (Open Data Public Domain). Because fossils are made of minerals too!
