Cingulata
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Cingulata is an order of armored, primarily insectivorous mammals that includes armadillos and their extinct relatives, characterized by bony plates covering their bodies.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Cingulata canonical | 1 |
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
clade
ⓘ
taxonomic order ⓘ |
| class | Mammalia ⓘ |
| containsExtinctTaxa |
Pampatheriidae
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
glyptodonts ⓘ |
| diet |
insects
ⓘ
other invertebrates ⓘ plant material ⓘ small vertebrates ⓘ |
| distinguishedBy |
bony carapace made of osteoderms
ⓘ
presence of dorsal armor ⓘ |
| distinguishedFrom | Pilosa ⓘ |
| ecologicalRole |
insect predators
ⓘ
soil bioturbators ⓘ |
| hasCharacteristic |
adaptations for fossorial lifestyle
ⓘ
armored body ⓘ bony dermal plates ⓘ lack of enamel on teeth ⓘ low body temperature compared to most mammals ⓘ low metabolic rate ⓘ osteoderms in skin ⓘ powerful digging forelimbs ⓘ presence of xenarthrous vertebral joints ⓘ primarily insectivorous diet ⓘ reduced dentition ⓘ simple peg-like teeth ⓘ |
| hasLivingRepresentatives |
Chaetophractus villosus
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Dasypus novemcinctus ⓘ Priodontes maximus NERFINISHED ⓘ Tolypeutes matacus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| higherClassification |
Placentalia
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Theria NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| includes |
Chlamyphoridae
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Dasypodidae NERFINISHED ⓘ armadillos ⓘ |
| infraclass | Eutheria NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| kingdom | Animalia ⓘ |
| morphologicalTrait |
banded armor in many armadillos
ⓘ
elongated snout in many species ⓘ strong claws for digging ⓘ |
| nativeRange |
Americas
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Central America NERFINISHED ⓘ South America NERFINISHED ⓘ parts of North America ⓘ |
| phylum | Chordata ⓘ |
| reproduction | placental mammals ⓘ |
| superorder | Xenarthra NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| timeOfOrigin |
Paleocene
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Paleogene NERFINISHED ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.