Dasypodidae

Dasypodidae, from Ancient Greek δασύς (dasús), meaning "hair", and πούς (poús), meaning "foot", is a family of mostly extinct genera of armadillos. One genus, Dasypus, is extant, with at least seven living species.

Classification

Template:See also Below is a taxonomy of armadillos in this family.

• Family Dasypodidae
  • † Genus Acantharodeia
  • † Genus Amblytatus
  • † Genus Archaeutatus
  • † Genus Astegotherium
  • † Genus Barrancatatus
  • † Genus Chasicotatus
  • † Genus Chorobates
  • † Genus Coelutaetus
  • † Genus Eocoleophorus
  • † Genus Epipeltecoelus
  • † Genus Eutatus
  • † Genus Hemiutaetus
  • † Genus Isutaetus
  • † Genus Lumbreratherium
  • † Genus Macrochorobates
  • † Genus Mazzoniphractus
  • † Genus Meteutatus
  • † Genus Pedrolypeutes
  • † Genus Prodasypus
  • † Genus Proeutatus
  • † Genus Prostegotherium
  • † Genus Pucatherium
  • † Genus Punatherium
  • † Genus Stegotherium
  • † Genus Stenotatus
  • † Genus Utaetus
  • Subfamily Dasypodinae
    • † Tribe Astegotheriini
      • † Genus Nanoastegotherium
      • † Genus Parastegosimpsonia
      • † Genus Riostegotherium
      • † Genus Astegotherium
      • † Genus Stegosimpsonia
    • Tribe Dasypodini
      • † Genus Anadasypus
      • Genus Dasypus
      • † Genus Pliodasypus
      • † Genus Propraopus

Phylogeny

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