Dasypodidae

Dasypodidae
	Dasypus novemcinctus
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Mammalia
Order:	Cingulata; Gray, 1821
Family:	Dasypodidae; Gray, 1821
Genera
	†Acantharodeia; †Amblytatus; †Anadasypus; †Archaeutatus; †Astegotherium; †Barrancatatus; †Chasicotatus; †Chorobates; †Coelutaetus; Dasypus; †Eocoleophorus; †Epipeltecoelus; †Eutatus; †Hemiutaetus; †Isutaetus; †Lumbreratherium; †Macrochorobates; †Mazzoniphractus; †Meteutatus; †Nanoastegotherium; †Parastegosimpsonia; †Pedrolypeutes; †Pliodasypus; †Prodasypus; †Proeutatus; †Propraopus; †Prostegotherium; †Pucatherium; †Punatherium; †Riostegotherium; †Stegotherium; †Stenotatus; †Utaetus; †Vetelia;

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

Classification[edit]

Below is a taxonomy of armadillos in this family.

Family Dasypodidae

Dasypodidae, like Chlamyphoridae, is a basal clade within Cinglata, as shown below. D. kappleri is basal within Dasypodidae.

Cladogram of Cingulata^[1]^[2]^[3]

Dasypodidae

Dasypus

D. (Hyperoambon)

	D. kappleri

D. (Dasypus)

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Dasypodidae

Dasypus novemcinctus
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Mammalia
Order:	Cingulata Gray, 1821
Family:	Dasypodidae Gray, 1821
Genera
†Acantharodeia †Amblytatus †Anadasypus †Archaeutatus †Astegotherium †Barrancatatus †Chasicotatus †Chorobates †Coelutaetus Dasypus †Eocoleophorus †Epipeltecoelus †Eutatus †Hemiutaetus †Isutaetus †Lumbreratherium †Macrochorobates †Mazzoniphractus †Meteutatus †Nanoastegotherium †Parastegosimpsonia †Pedrolypeutes †Pliodasypus †Prodasypus †Proeutatus †Propraopus †Prostegotherium †Pucatherium †Punatherium †Riostegotherium †Stegotherium †Stenotatus †Utaetus †Vetelia