Dasypodidae

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

Classification

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

Dasypodidae, like Chlamyphoridae, is a basal clade within Cingulata, as shown below. The greater long-nosed armadillo (D. kappleri) is basal within Dasypodidae.

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