Pachyarmatherium
Pachyarmatherium is a genus of extinct large armadillo-like cingulates found in North and South America from the Pliocene and Pleistocene epochs, related to the extant armadillos and the extinct pampatheres and glyptodonts. It was present from 4.9 Mya to 11,000 years ago, existing for approximately 4.889 million years.
| Pachyarmatherium | |
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| Mounted skeleton | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Cingulata |
| Family: | †Pachyarmatheriidae |
| Genus: | †Pachyarmatherium Downing & White, 1995 |
| Species | |
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† P. leiseyi Downing & White, 1995 | |
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