| 词条 | Macroeuphractus |
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| fossil_range = Late Miocene-Late Pliocene (Huayquerian-Chapadmalalan) ~{{fossil range|9|3}} | image = | image_caption = | taxon = Macroeuphractus | authority = Moreno 1889 }}Macroeuphractus is a genus of extinct armadillos from the Late Miocene to Late Pliocene of South America. The genus is noted for its large size, with Macroeuphractus outesi being the largest non-pampathere or glyptodont armadillo discovered, as well as its specializations for carnivory, unique among all xenarthrans.[1] DescriptionThere are three currently recognised species of Macroeuphractus: M. outesi, M. retusus and M. moreni. The former, the type species, is known from one specimen from the Late Pliocene of Buenos Aires, Argentina. This specimen is composed of a fairly well preserved skull as well as numerous post-cranial elements. It represented a considerably large species at around {{convert|100|kg|lb}}.[2][3] Species
ClassificationMacroeuphractus is traditionally grouped with euphractines; it was named after its similarity with Euphractus itself. The most recent phylogenetic examinations confirm its status as at least a sister group to euphractines, along with Paleuphractus, Doellotatus and Proeuphractus.[5]BiologyMacroeuphractus is one of the few known xenarthrans to have specialised extensively for a carnivorous lifestyle. Modern euphractine armadillos (such as the modern six-banded armadillo) are fairly dedicated omnivores, but Macroeuphractus shows several features that indicate hypercarnivory:
These features are unusual among xenarthrans but are more in line with predatory mammal groups.[6][7] Like most armadillos, Macroeuphractus was fossorial, and it probably could dig out small and medium-sized mammals such as caviomorph rodents, small notoungulates and argyrolagoidean paucituberculates. Species like Macroeuphractus outesi were fairly large and presumably had an apex predator status in their faunal communities. PaleoecologyMacroeuphractus moreni was a rather widespread species, and played a role in various faunal communities in the Miocene and Pliocene epochs of South America, while the other two species had a more limited range in Argentina. The genus occurs in an epoch where sparassodonts, phorusrhacids and sebecids entered in decline, and was among the various mammal groups to exploit this ecological vacancy prior to the arrival of North American carnivorans in the Pleistocene, alongside giant opossums such as Thylophorops.[8] Nonetheless, Macroeuphractus still co-existed with late surviving sparassodonts such as Thylacosmilus and phorusrhacids like Llallawavis. References{{portal|Neogene|Paleontology|Prehistoric mammals|Prehistory of South America}}1. ^Darin A. Croft, Horned Armadillos and Rafting Monkeys: The Fascinating Fossil Mammals of South America, Indiana University Press, 29/08/2016 2. ^Sergio F. Vizcaíno and Gerardo De Iuliis, Evidence for Advanced Carnivory in Fossil Armadillos (Mammalia: Xenarthra: Dasypodidae), Paleobiology Vol. 29, No. 1 (Winter, 2003) 3. ^Darin A. Croft, Horned Armadillos and Rafting Monkeys: The Fascinating Fossil Mammals of South America, Indiana University Press, 29/08/2016 4. ^Macroeuphractus at Fossilworks.org 5. ^Kieren J. Mitchell; Agustin Scanferla; Esteban Soibelzon; Ricardo Bonini; Javier Ochoa; Alan Cooper (2016). "Ancient DNA from the extinct South American giant glyptodont Doedicurus sp. (Xenarthra: Glyptodontidae) reveals that glyptodonts evolved from Eocene armadillos". Molecular Ecology. 25 (14): 3499–3508. 6. ^Sergio F. Vizcaíno and Gerardo De Iuliis, Evidence for Advanced Carnivory in Fossil Armadillos (Mammalia: Xenarthra: Dasypodidae) , Paleobiology Vol. 29, No. 1 (Winter, 2003) 7. ^Darin A. Croft, Horned Armadillos and Rafting Monkeys: The Fascinating Fossil Mammals of South America, Indiana University Press, 29/08/2016 8. ^Prevosti, Francisco J.; Analía Forasiepi; Natalia Zimicz (2013). "The Evolution of the Cenozoic Terrestrial Mammalian Predator Guild in South America: Competition or Replacement?". Journal of Mammalian Evolution. 20: 3–21. doi:10.1007/s10914-011-9175-9. 14 : Prehistoric cingulates|Pliocene xenarthrans|Prehistoric mammal genera|Miocene mammals of South America|Pliocene mammals of South America|Chapadmalalan|Montehermosan|Huayquerian|Neogene Argentina|Fossils of Argentina|Ituzaingó Formation|Neogene Bolivia|Fossils of Bolivia|Fossil taxa described in 1889 |
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