Dasypodidae
Sign in to saveDasypodidae is a family of mostly extinct genera of armadillos. One genus, Dasypus, is extant, with eight living species.
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Dasypodidae is a family of armadillos, most of which are now extinct, though one genus called Dasypus still survives today with eight living species. This family matters because it represents the evolutionary history of armadillos, showing both the diversity that once existed and the few species that have persisted to the present day.
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1,306 papers- Armadillo.Occupational medicine (Oxford, England) · 2014
- Micromorphology of osteoderms in Dasypodidae (Cingulata, Mammalia): Characterization and 3D-reconstructions.Journal of morphology · 2020
- MORPHOLOGICAL DIVERSITY OF FACIAL VIBRISSAE IN Chaetophractus vellerosus (MAMMALIA, XENARTHRA, DASYPODIDAE) AND DIFFERENTIAL MECHANOPERCEPTION.Zoology (Jena, Germany) · 2020
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Dasypodidae is a family of mostly extinct genera of armadillos. One genus, Dasypus, is extant, with eight living species.
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