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Eleutherocercus Temporal range: Late Miocene-Early Pliocene (Huayquerian-Montehermosan) ~9.0–4.0 Ma PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N ↓
Eleutherocercus setifer tail armour at the Museum für Naturkunde, Berlin
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Mammalia
Order:	Cingulata
Family:	Chlamyphoridae
Subfamily:	†Glyptodontinae
Genus:	†Eleutherocercus Koken, 1888
Type species
†Eleutherocercus setifer Koken, 1888
Species
E. antiquus E. solidus Roberto, 1924
Synonyms
Eleutherocercus tucumanus Castellanos, 1927

Eleutherocercus was a genus of glyptodonts that lived during the Late Miocene and Early Pliocene in South America. Fossils of the genus have been found in the Huayquerian Ituzaingó Formation (E. paranensis) and the Montehermosan Monte Hermoso Formation (E. antiquus) in Argentina.

References

1. Zurita, A. E.; Oliveira, E. V.; Toriño, P.; Rodriguez-Bualó, S. M. N.; Scillato-Yané, G. J.; Luna, C.; Krapovickas, J. N. (2011). "On the taxonomic status of some Glyptodontidae (Mammalia, Xenarthra, Cingulata) from the Pleistocene of South America". Annales de Paléontologie. 97 (1–2): 63–83. Bibcode:2011AnPal..97...63Z. doi:10.1016/j.annpal.2011.07.003. hdl:11336/43130.
2. Paraná, Pueblo Brugo to Diamante, Ituzaingó Fm. at Fossilworks.org
3. Farola at Fossilworks.org

Further reading

• A. L. Cione, M. M. Azpelicueta, M. Bond, A. A. Carlini, J. R. Casciotta, M. A. Cozzuol, M. Fuente, Z. Gasparini, F. J. Goin, J. Noriega, G. J. Scillato-Yane, L. Soibelzon, E. P. Tonni, D. Verzi, and M. G. Vucetich. 2000. Miocene vertebrates from Entre Rios province, eastern Argentina. Serie Correlacion Geologica 14:191-237
• R. L. Tomassini, C. I. Montalvo, C.M. Deschamps and T. Manera. 2013. Biostratigraphy and biochronology of the Monte Hermoso Formation (early Pliocene) at its type locality, Buenos Aires Province, Argentina. Journal of South American Earth Sciences 48:31-42
• R. L. Tomassini and C. I. Montalvo. 2013. Taphonomic modes on fluvial deposits of the Monte Hermoso Formation (early Pliocene), Buenos Aires province, Argentina. Palaeogeography, Palaeoclimatology, Palaeoecology 369:282-294

v t e Genera of armadillos and their extinct allies
Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Mammalia Superorder: Xenarthra
Cingulata Incertae sedis †Noatherium †Saltatherium †Peltephilidae Anantiosodon Epipeltephilus Parapeltecoelus Peltecoelus Peltephilus Ronwolffia †Pachyarmatheriidae Neoglyptatelus Pachyarmatherium †Pampatheriidae Holmesina Kraglievichia Machlydotherium? Pampatherium Plaina Scirrotherium Tonnicinctus Vassallia Yuruatherium Dasypodidae †Acantharodeia †Amblytatus †Archaeutatus †Barrancatatus †Chasicotatus †Chorobates †Coelutatus †Eocoleophorus †Epipeltecoelus †Eutatus †Hemiutaetus †Isutaetus †Lumbreratherium †Macrochorobates †Mazzoniphractus †Meteutatus †Prodasypus †Prostegotherium †Pucatherium †Punatherium †Stenotatus †Utaetus Dasypodinae †Stegotherium †Astegotheriini Astegotherium Nanoastegotherium Parastegosimpsonia Riostegotherium Stegosimpsonia Dasypodini †Anadasypus Dasypus †Pliodasypus †Propraopus Chlamyphoridae †Proeutatus Chlamyphorinae Calyptophractus †Chlamydophractus Chlamyphorus Euphractinae Chaetophractus †Doellotatus Euphractus †Macroeuphractus †Paleurphractus †Proeuphractus †Prozaedyus Zaedyus †Glyptodontinae Andinoglyptodon Asterostemma Boreostemma Castellanosia Clypeotherium Cochlops Comaphorus Coscinocercus Daedicuroides Doedicurus Eleutherocercus Eosclerocalyptus Eucinepeltus Glyptatelus Glyptodon Glyptodontidium Glyptostracon Glyptotherium Heteroglyptodon Hoplophorus Kelenkura Lomaphorus Metopotoxus Neosclerocalyptus Neothoracophorus Neuryurus Palaehoplophorus Palaeopeltis Panochthus Paraglyptodon Parapropalaehoplophorus Phlyctaenopyga Plaxhaplous Plohophorus Prodaedicurus Propalaehoplophorus Protoglyptodon Pseudoneothoracophorus Stromaphorus Stromatherium Trachycalyptus Urotherium Xiphuroides Tolypeutinae Cabassous †Kuntinaru †Pedrolypeutes Priodontes Tolypeutes †Vetelia

• Prehistoric cingulates
• Miocene xenarthrans
• Pliocene xenarthrans
• Prehistoric placental genera
• Miocene mammals of South America
• Pliocene mammals of South America
• Huayquerian
• Montehermosan
• Neogene Argentina
• Fossils of Argentina
• Ituzaingó Formation
• Fossil taxa described in 1888