Dasypus bellus
| Dasypus bellus Temporal range: late Pliocene to late Pleistocene | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Cingulata |
| Family: | Dasypodidae |
| Genus: | Dasypus |
| Species: | †D. bellus (Simpson, 1930) |
| Binomial name | |
| †Dasypus bellus | |
| Synonyms | |
|
†Tatu bellus Simpson, 1930 | |
Dasypus bellus, the beautiful armadillo,[1] is an extinct armadillo species endemic to North America and South America from the Pleistocene, living from 1.8 mya—11,000 years ago, existing for approximately 1.789 million years.[2]
Slightly larger than its relative, the nine-banded armadillo,[1] its fossils are known from Bolivia, Argentina, and Brazil to Florida. Records extend west to New Mexico and north to Iowa and Indiana.[3]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Illinois State Museum
- ↑ "The Paleobiology Database query for Dasypus bellus". Retrieved 2007-11-03.
- ↑ "FaunMap query for Dasypus bellus". Retrieved 2007-11-03.