Scirrotherium
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scirrotherium-260-6026454
title:
Scirrotherium
text:
Scirrotherium is an extinct genus of pampatheres, a family of herbivorous cingulates, related to the similar but smaller modern armadillos, and with the now extinct glyptodonts, well-known from their shell-like armor. Its scientific name is derived from the Greek prefix "skiros-", "cover", and the suffix "-therion, "beast", while the name of the type species, hondaensis, honors the town of Honda, in the Tolima Department of Colombia. Scirrotherium is one of several genera of xenarthrans found in
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wiki
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encyclopedia
description:
An extinct genus of mammals belonging to the armadillo order of xenarthrans
original url:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scirrotherium
date created:
date modified:
2023-12-30T18:39:02Z
main entity:
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image:
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fields total:
13
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15