Dasypodidae is a family of mostly extinct genera of armadillos. One genus, Dasypus, is extant, with eight living species.
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Classification
Below is a taxonomy of armadillos in this family.
Family Dasypodidae † Genus Acantharodeia † Genus Amblytatus † Genus Archaeutatus † 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 Nabondasypus † Genus Pliodasypus † Genus Propraopus
Phylogeny Dasypodidae forms the sister clade to Chlamyphoridae within Cingulata, as shown in the cladogram of extant dasypodids (Dasypus) below. The greater long-nosed armadillo (D. kappleri) is basal within this genus.
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