Astegotherium

Astegotherium
Temporal range: Early-Late Eocene
~50–42 Ma
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Cingulata
Family: Dasypodidae
Tribe: Astegotheriini
Genus: Astegotherium
Ameghino, 1902
Type species
Astegotherium dichotomus
Ameghino, 1902

Astegotherium is an extinct genus of xenarthran, belonging to the family Dasypodidae. It lived from the Early to the Middle Eocene, and its fossilized remains are found in Argentina.