Neosclerocalyptus
Sign in to saveNeosclerocalyptus is 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 either 320 kilograms, or between 383 kg - 598 kg.
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- Parent taxon
- Glyptodontidae
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- Cola de ejemplar del género Neosclecalyptus.jpg
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- start time
- 126000-00-
- end time
- 1000-00-00
- taxon name
- Neosclerocalyptus
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- genus
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- Neosclerocalyptus
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Neosclerocalyptus is 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 either 320 kilograms, or between 383 kg - 598 kg.
== Etymology == The genus name Neosclerocalyptus is a modification of the name of its synonym, Sclerocalyptus, and derived from the Greek roots neo- meaning "young" or "new", scleros meaning "hard", and -calyptos meaning "covering", referring to the armored carapace of the animal. The type species, N. ornatus, specific name meaning is "adorned" after the patterns on the holotype osteoderms.
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