Dasypodidae Explained

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

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Classification

See also: List of cingulates. Below is a taxonomy of armadillos in this family.

Family Dasypodidae

• † Genus Acantharodeia
• † Genus Amblytatus
• † Genus Archaeutatus
• † 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
• Subfamily Dasypodinae
  • † Tribe Astegotheriini
    • † Genus Nanoastegotherium
    • † Genus Parastegosimpsonia
    • † Genus Riostegotherium
    • † Genus Astegotherium
    • † 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.