Euphractine
| Euphractinae Temporal range: Middle Eocene to present | |
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| Chaetophractus vellerosus | |
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Cingulata |
| Family: | Chlamyphoridae |
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Euphractinae Winge, 1923 |
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Euphractinae is a subfamily of armadillo in the family Chlamyphoridae. It contains the following genera:
Extinct genera include Paleuphractus, Doellotatus, Proeuphractus and Macroeuphractus.
A investigation has concluded that Euphractinae is the sister group of a clade consisting of Chlamyphorinae (fairy armadillos) and Tolypeutinae (giant, three-banded and naked-tailed armadillos) along with extinct glyptodonts.
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