Mammalia - Cingulata - Glyptodontidae
Synonym: Glyptodon subelevatus Nodot 1854
Belongs to Glyptodon according to A. D. Rincón et al. 2008
See also Deschamps 2005, Hay 1902, Hay 1930, Lydekker 1894 and Zurita et al. 2004
Sister taxa: Glyptodon chapalmalensis, Glyptodon depressus, Glyptodon elongatus, Glyptodon euphractus, Glyptodon falkneri, Glyptodon fiorinii, Glyptodon jatunkhirkhi, Glyptodon minor, Glyptodon munizi, Glyptodon petaliferus, Glyptodon reticulatus, Glyptodon rivapacis, Glyptodon rudis, Neothoracophorus elevatus
Ecology: ground dwelling omnivore
Distribution:
• Quaternary of Argentina (11 collections), Bolivia (1), Brazil (6), Paraguay (1), Peru (1), Uruguay (5), Venezuela (3)
• Pliocene to Pleistocene of Uruguay (1)
• Pliocene of Argentina (1)
• Neogene of Argentina (2)
Total: 32 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
Click image to enlarge. Click to access iDigBio record.