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Eutatus Temporal range: Early Miocene-Late Pleistocene (Santacrucian-Lujanian) ~17.5–0.012 Ma PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N
Eutatus punctatus skeleton
Eutatus punctatus armour
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Mammalia
Order:	Cingulata
Family:	Chlamyphoridae
Genus:	†Eutatus Gervais 1867
Species
E. carinatus Ameghino, 1891 E. crispianii Brambilla & Ibarra, 2017 E. deleo Ameghino, 1891 E. distans Ameghino, 1887 E. lagena Ameghino, 1887 E. pascuali Krmpotic et al., 2009 E. praepampaeus Ameghino, 1904 E. seguini Gervais, 1867

Eutatus is an extinct genus of large armadillos of the family Chlamyphoridae. It was endemic to South America from the Early Miocene to Late Pleistocene, living from 17.5 Ma-11,000 years ago, with possible survival into the early Holocene (~ 7,500 BP) and existing for approximately 17.49 million years. Based on carbon isotope ratios, it is thought to have been an herbivore that fed on grasses.

Taxonomy

Eutatus was named by Gervais (1867). The type species is E. seguini. It was assigned to Dasypodidae by Carroll (1988).

Fossil distribution

The fossil remains are confined to Argentina and have been found in the Santacrucian Santa Cruz Formation, Ensenadan Miramar Formation, and the Lujanian Luján Formation.

Gallery

• Skull
• Limbs

References

1. ^ Eutatus at Fossilworks.org
2. ^ Prado, J. L.; Martinez-Maza, C.; Alberdi, M. T. (2015). "Megafauna extinction in South America: A new chronology for the Argentine Pampas". Palaeogeography, Palaeoclimatology, Palaeoecology. 425: 41–49. Bibcode:2015PPP...425...41P. doi:10.1016/j.palaeo.2015.02.026.
3. R. L. Carroll. 1988. Vertebrate Paleontology and Evolution. W.H. Freeman and Company
4. Coy Inlet at Fossilworks.org
5. Punta Hermengo at Fossilworks.org
6. Paso Otero-Pardo at Fossilworks.org

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

• Armadillos
• Prehistoric placental genera
• Prehistoric cingulates
• Pleistocene xenarthrans
• Burdigalian first appearances
• Pleistocene genus extinctions
• Pleistocene mammals of South America
• Santacrucian
• Ensenadan
• Lujanian
• Neogene Argentina
• Fossils of Argentina
• Fossil taxa described in 1867