Tonnicinctus
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| Tonnicinctus | |
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| File:Tonnicinctus - cranials and vertebras.tif | |
| Scientific classification Edit this classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Cingulata |
| Family: | †Pampatheriidae |
| Genus: | †Tonnicinctus Góis et al., 2015 |
| Species: | †T. mirus
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| Binomial name | |
| †Tonnicinctus mirus Góis et al., 2015
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Tonnicinctus is an extinct species of pampatheriid that lived in Argentina during the Pleistocene and Holocene.[1]
Description
[edit | edit source]Tonnicinctus inhabited cool grassland regions. It was a medium-sized pampatheriid, smaller than its better-known relatives like Pampatherium and Holmesina. It is distinguishes from other Pampathreres by: osteoderms which are intermediate in thickness between Pampatherium and Holmesina; very wide anterior and lateral margins with several large and deep foramina; wide and uniform marginal elevation in the fixed osteoderms and very narrow marginal elevation in movable and semi-movable osteoderms of the scapular and pelvic buckler.[1]
References
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