An order of mammals confined to the Americas, defined by a protective armor of bony plates covered in tough skin. Cingulata today consists entirely of the armadillos, though the order once also included the much larger, extinct glyptodonts.
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Member Species/Taxa CountApproximate described-species (or, for a genus, described-taxon) count; continually revised as species are newly described, reclassified or synonymized. Taxonomic Rank Scientific Name Classification
Living or Extinct Cingulata
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Source Brazilian three-banded armadillo (Wikidata)
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Source Cingulata (Wikipedia)Lead paragraphQuote, Lead paragraph
The cingulate order originated in South America during the Paleocene epoch about 66 to 56 million years ago, and due to the continent's former isolation remained confined to it during most of the Cenozoic.
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1. Wikidata (taxon extant/extinct status)
Wikimedia Foundation / Wikidata contributorsQ1242326, descriptionView the Source 2. Catalogue of Life
Wikidata: Cingulata
Wikidata Q1242326, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)View the Source Brazilian three-banded armadillo (Wikidata)
WikidataParent Taxon Of: Brazilian three-banded armadillo, Wikidata parent-taxon (P171) chainView the Source Cingulata (Wikipedia)
In Group: Xenarthran Orders, LeadQuote, In Group: Xenarthran Orders, Lead
Cingulata, part of the superorder Xenarthra, is an order of armored New World placental mammals.
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