Tolypeutinae
| Tolypeutinae[1] | |
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| Captive giant armadillo in Colombia | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Cingulata |
| Family: | Dasypodidae |
| Subfamily: | Tolypeutinae |
| Genera | |
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Tolypeutinae is a subfamily of armadillo in the Dasypodidae family. It contains the following three extant genera:[2]
- Cabassous
- †Kuntinaru[3]
- Priodontes
- Tolypeutes
References
- ↑ Gardner, A. (2005). Wilson, D. E.; Reeder, D. M, eds. Mammal Species of the World (3rd ed.). Johns Hopkins University Press. pp. 94–95. ISBN 978-0-8018-8221-0. OCLC 62265494.
- ↑ "Tolypeutinae". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 18 March 2011.
- ↑ Guillaume Billet, Lionel Hautier, Christian de Muizon and Xavier Valentin (2011). "Oldest cingulate skulls provide congruence between morphological and molecular scenarios of armadillo evolution". Proceedings of the Royal Society 278. doi:10.1098/rspb.2010.2443.
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