Epipeltephilus

Epipeltephilus Temporal range: Mid-Late Miocene (Burdigalian-Tortonian) ~15.97–9 Ma PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Mammalia
Order:	Cingulata
Family:	†Peltephilidae
Genus:	†Epipeltephilus Ameghino 1904
Type species
†Epipeltephilus recurvus Ameghino 1904
Species
E. caraguensis Montoya-Sanhueza et al 2016 E. kanti Gonzalez-Ruiz et al 2012 E. recurvus Ameghino 1904

Epipeltephilus is an extinct genus of armadillo, belonging to the family Peltephilidae, the "horned armadillos", whose most famous relative was Peltephilus. Epipeltephilus is the last known member of its family, becoming extinct during the Chasicoan period. It was found in the Rio Mayo Formation and the Arroyo Chasicó Formation of Argentina, and in northern Chile.