Dasypodidae

Dasypodidae
Dasypus novemcinctus
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Mammalia
Order:	Cingulata Gray, 1821
Family:	Dasypodidae Gray, 1821
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 †Vetelia

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

Classification

Below is a taxonomy of armadillos in this family.

Family Dasypodidae

• † Genus Acantharodeia
• † Genus Amblytatus
• † Genus Archaeutatus
• † Genus Astegotherium
• † 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
• † Genus Vetelia
• Subfamily Dasypodinae
  • † Tribe Astegotheriini
    • † Genus Nanoastegotherium
    • † Genus Parastegosimpsonia
    • † Genus Riostegotherium
    • † Genus Stegosimpsonia
  • Tribe Dasypodini
    • † Genus Anadasypus
    • Genus Dasypus
    • † Genus Pliodasypus
    • † Genus Propraopus

Phylogeny

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

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