Asterostemma Repandum
Asterostemma may refer to: * ''Asterostemma depressa'', an extinct species of mammals in the family Chlamyphoridae * ''Asterostemma (plant) ''Asterostemma'' is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Apocynaceae Apocynaceae (from ''Apocynum'', Greek for "dog-away") is a family of flowering plants that includes trees, shrubs, herbs, stem succulents, and vines, commonly ...

Asterostemma Depressa
''Asterostemma'' is an extinct genus of glyptodont. It lived during the Middle Miocene, and its fossilized remains were discovered in South America. Description Like all its close relatives, ''Asterostemma'' had a carapace made of fused osteoderms, protecting most of its body. The ornamentation of its osteoderms was similar to other basal genera of glyptodonts, such as ''Propalaehoplophorus'', with clear and shallow furrows, and the central figures were rounded. Those were surrounded by a single row of peripheral figures. The caudal cuirass of ''Asterostemma'' was formed by rings and a caudal tube, forming a long and thin structure, similar to those of modern armadillos. Classification ''Asterostemma depressa'' was first described by Florentino Ameghino in 1889, based on fossil remains found in Middle Miocene terrains of Argentina. Other species attributed to this genus, such as ''A. acostae'', ''A. gigantea'', and ''A. venezolensis'' ; subsequent revisions of the fossil re ...
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Chlamyphoridae
Chlamyphoridae is a family of cingulate mammals. While glyptodonts have traditionally been considered stem-group cingulates outside the group that contains modern armadillos, there had been speculation that the extant family Dasypodidae could be paraphyletic based on morphological evidence. In 2016, an analysis of ''Doedicurus'' mtDNA found it was, in fact, nested within the modern armadillos as the sister group of a clade consisting of Chlamyphorinae and Tolypeutinae. For this reason, all extant armadillos but '' Dasypus'' were relocated to a new family. __TOC__ Classification Below is a taxonomy of the extant species of armadillos in this family. Family Chlamyphoridae * Subfamily Chlamyphorinae ** Genus '' Calyptophractus'' *** Greater fairy armadillo, ''Calyptophractus retusus'' ** Genus '' Chlamyphorus'' *** Pink fairy armadillo, ''Chlamyphorus truncatus'' * Subfamily Euphractinae ** Genus ''Euphractus'' ***Six-banded armadillo, ''Euphractus sexcinctus'' ** Genus ''Zaed ...
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