Extinct genus of mammals belonging to the armadillo order of xenarthrans
Kelenkura
Temporal range: Late Miocene (Chasicoan) ~9.64–8.8 Ma
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Scientific classification
Domain:
Eukaryota
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Chordata
Class:
Mammalia
Order:
Cingulata
Family:
Chlamyphoridae
Subfamily:
†Glyptodontinae
Genus:
†Kelenkura Barasoain et al. 2022
Species
K. castroiBarasoain et al. 2022
Kelenkura is an extinct genus of heavily armored mammals belonging to the subfamily Glyptodontinae, from the family Chlamyphoridae that contain most of the modern armadillos. It was a medium-sized South American animal, distantly related to Doedicurus. Fossils of this genus were recovered in the Arroyo Chasicó Formation and in the Loma de Las Tapias Formation of Argentina in rocks dating back to the Late Miocene epoch.[1]
^Barasoain, D. F.; Zurita, A. E.; Croft, J. D. A.; Montalvo, C. I.; Contreras, V. H.; Miño‑Boilini, A. R.; Tomassini, R. L. (2022). "A New Glyptodont (Xenarthra: Cingulata) from the Late Miocene of Argentina: New Clues About the Oldest Extra‑Patagonian Radiation in Southern South America". Journal of Mammalian Evolution. 29 (2): 263–282. doi:10.1007/s10914-021-09599-w. S2CID 245945029.
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