Biology:Tonnicinctus
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Short description: An extinct genus of mammal belonging to the armadillo order of xenarthrans
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Cingulata |
| Family: | †Pampatheriidae |
| Genus: | †Tonnicinctus Góis et al., 2015 |
| Species: | †T. mirus
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| †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
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
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Flávio Góis; Laureano Raúl González Ruiz; Gustavo Juan Scillato-Yané; Esteban Soibelzon (2015). "A Peculiar New Pampatheriidae (Mammalia: Xenarthra: Cingulata) from the Pleistocene of Argentina and Comments on Pampatheriidae Diversity". PLOS ONE 10 (6): e0128296. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0128296. PMID 26083486. Bibcode: 2015PLoSO..1028296G.
Wikidata ☰ Q21050990 entry
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