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Dasypodidae

Family of mammals belonging to the armadillo order of xenarthrans

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Dasypodidae Temporal range: Early Eocene to present
Dasypus novemcinctus
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Mammalia
Order:	Cingulata Gray, 1821
Family:	Dasypodidae Gray, 1821
Type genus
Dasypus Linnaeus, 1758
Genera
†Acantharodeia †Amblytatus †Anadasypus †Archaeutatus †Astegotherium †Barrancatatus †Chasicotatus †Chorobates †Coelutaetus Dasypus †Eocoleophorus †Epipeltecoelus †Eutatus †Hemiutaetus †Isutaetus †Lumbreratherium †Macrochorobates †Mazzoniphractus †Meteutatus †Nanoastegotherium †Parastegosimpsonia †Pedrolypeutes †Pliodasypus †Prodasypus †Proeutatus †Propraopus †Prostegotherium †Pucatherium †Punatherium †Riostegotherium †Stegotherium †Stenotatus †Utaetus

Dasypodidae is a family of mostly extinct genera of armadillos. One genus, Dasypus, is extant, with at least seven living species.

Classification[edit]

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 Dasypodinae
  • † Tribe Astegotheriini
    • † Genus Nanoastegotherium
    • † Genus Parastegosimpsonia
    • † Genus Riostegotherium
    • † Genus Astegotherium
    • † Genus Stegosimpsonia
  • Tribe Dasypodini
    • † Genus Anadasypus
    • Genus Dasypus
    • † Genus Pliodasypus
    • † Genus Propraopus

Phylogeny[edit]

Dasypodidae, like Chlamyphoridae, is a basal clade within Cinglata, as shown below. D. kappleri is basal within Dasypodidae.

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