Neosclerocalyptus

Neosclerocalyptus; Temporal range: Pleistocene (Ensenadan-Lujanian); ~
	Fossil in Valencia
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Mammalia
Order:	Cingulata
Family:	Chlamyphoridae
Subfamily:	†Glyptodontinae
Genus:	†Neosclerocalyptus; Couto, 1957
Type species
	†Glyptodon ornatus; Owen, 1845
Other Species
	N. castellanosi Zurita et al. 2013; N. gouldi Zurita et al. 2008; N. paskoensis (Zurita 2002); N. pseudornatus (Ameghino, 1889);
Synonyms
	Chacus Zurita 2002; Sclerocalyptus Ameghino 1891; Synonyms of N. ornatus Glyptodon ornatus Owen, 1845 ; Hoplophorus ornatus (Owen, 1845) ; Sclerocalyptus ornatus (Owen, 1845) ; Synonyms of N. paskoensis Chacus paskoensis Zurita, 2002 ; Synonyms of N. pseudornatus Hoplophorus pseudornatus Ameghino, 1889 ; Lomaphorus pseudornatus (Ameghino, 1889) ; Sclerocalyptus pseudornatus (Ameghino, 1889) ;

Neosclerocalyptus was an extinct genus of glyptodont that lived during the Pliocene, Pleistocene, and Holocene of Southern South America, mostly Argentina. It was small compared to many Glyptodonts at only around 2 meters long and 360 kilograms.

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