Nanoastegotherium is an extinctgenus of cingulate, belonging to the family Dasypodidae, which includes the modern nine-banded armadillos. The name of the genus means "small Astegotherium", referring to its small size, smaller than the modern southern long-nosed armadillo, and to its affinities with Astegotherium, with which it forms the tribe Astegotheriini, within the family Dasypodidae. Its type species is Nanoastegotherium prostatum, whose species translates to "earlier" due to its age compared to Astegotherium.[1]
Remains of this species comes from La Venta, a location of La Victoria Formation, from central Colombia, dated from the Middle Miocene. Its remains, discovered among the coprolites of crocodiles, consist of the osteoderms of its back and of a caudal tube. These osteoderms were characterized by their rectangular shape with large perforations on their surface, each osteoderms measuring between 4 and 7 millimeters long and 3 to 4.5 millimeters wide. Nanoastegotherium was apparently closely related with Pseudostegotherium.[2]
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^Carlini, A. A., Vizcaíno, S. F. & Scillato-Yané, G. J. 1997. Armored Xenarthrans: a unique taxonomic and ecologic assemblage. In Kay, R. F., Madden, R. H., Cifelli, R. L. & Flynn, J. J. (Edits.). Vertebrate Paleontology in the Neotropics. The Miocene Fauna of La Venta, Colombia. Smithsonian Institution Press. Pp. 213–226.
^Richard H. Madden, Alfredo A. Carlini & Maria Guiomar Vucetich (2010). The Paleontology of Gran Barranca: Evolution and Environmental Change Through the Middle Cenozoic of Patagonia. Cambridge, Cambridge University Press, pp. 109
March 17, 2024
nanoastegotherium, extinct, genus, cingulate, belonging, family, dasypodidae, which, includes, modern, nine, banded, armadillos, name, genus, means, small, astegotherium, referring, small, size, smaller, than, modern, southern, long, nosed, armadillo, affiniti. Nanoastegotherium is an extinct genus of cingulate belonging to the family Dasypodidae which includes the modern nine banded armadillos The name of the genus means small Astegotherium referring to its small size smaller than the modern southern long nosed armadillo and to its affinities with Astegotherium with which it forms the tribe Astegotheriini within the family Dasypodidae Its type species is Nanoastegotherium prostatum whose species translates to earlier due to its age compared to Astegotherium 1 NanoastegotheriumTemporal range Middle Miocene 13 12 Ma PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N Scientific classificationDomain EukaryotaKingdom AnimaliaPhylum ChordataClass MammaliaOrder CingulataFamily DasypodidaeGenus NanoastegotheriumCarlini Vizcaino amp Scillato Yane 1997Species N prostatumBinomial name Nanoastegotherium prostatumCarlini Vizcaino amp Scillato Yane 1997Remains of this species comes from La Venta a location of La Victoria Formation from central Colombia dated from the Middle Miocene Its remains discovered among the coprolites of crocodiles consist of the osteoderms of its back and of a caudal tube These osteoderms were characterized by their rectangular shape with large perforations on their surface each osteoderms measuring between 4 and 7 millimeters long and 3 to 4 5 millimeters wide Nanoastegotherium was apparently closely related with Pseudostegotherium 2 References edit Carlini A A Vizcaino S F amp Scillato Yane G J 1997 Armored Xenarthrans a unique taxonomic and ecologic assemblage In Kay R F Madden R H Cifelli R L amp Flynn J J Edits Vertebrate Paleontology in the Neotropics The Miocene Fauna of La Venta Colombia Smithsonian Institution Press Pp 213 226 Richard H Madden Alfredo A Carlini amp Maria Guiomar Vucetich 2010 The Paleontology of Gran Barranca Evolution and Environmental Change Through the Middle Cenozoic of Patagonia Cambridge Cambridge University Press pp 109 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Nanoastegotherium amp oldid 1188691539, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
