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Glyptodontia

Mammalia - Cingulata

Taxonomy
Glyptodontia was named by Ameghino (1889).

It was reranked as the unranked clade Glyptodontia by Ameghino (1894); it was synonymized subjectively with Cingulata by McKenna and Bell (1997); it was reranked as the suborder Glyptodontia by Ameghino (1897), Ameghino (1906) and Brambilla et al. (2020).

It was assigned to Hicanodontia by Ameghino (1894); to Edentata by Ameghino (1897); to Hicanodonta by Ameghino (1889) and Ameghino (1906); and to Cingulata by Brambilla et al. (2020).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1889Glyptodontia Ameghino p. 758
1894Glyptodontia Ameghino p. 170
1897Glyptodontia Ameghino p. 506
1906Glyptodontia Ameghino p. 91
2020Glyptodontia Brambilla et al.

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
Osteichthyes()
subclassSarcopterygii()
subclassDipnotetrapodomorpha(Nelson 2006)
subclassTetrapodomorpha()
Tetrapoda
Reptiliomorpha
Anthracosauria
subclassAmphibiosauriaKuhn 1967
Cotylosauria()
Amniota
RankNameAuthor
subclassSynapsida
Therapsida()
infraorderCynodontia()
Mammaliamorpha
Mammaliaformes
classMammalia
Cladotheria
Zatheria
subclassTribosphenida()
subclassTheria
Eutheria()
Placentalia
Americatheria
Xenarthra()
orderCingulata()
suborderGlyptodontia()
suborderGlyptodontia()

If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.

Subor. †Glyptodontia Ameghino 1889
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G. †Chacus Zurita 2002
G. †Coscinocercus Cabrera 1939
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Coscinocercus brachyurus Cabrera 1939
Coscinocercus marcalaini Cabrera 1939
G. †Eonaucum Scillato-Yané and Carlini 1998
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Eonaucum colloncuranum Scillato-Yané and Carlini 1998
G. †Eosclerophorus Castellanos 1948
Fm. †Glyptatelidae Castellanos 1932
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G. †Clypeotherium Scillato-Yané 1977
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Clypeotherium magnum Scillato-Yané 1977
G. †Glyptatelus Ameghino 1897
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Glyptatelus fractus Ameghino 1902
Glyptatelus malaspinensis Ameghino 1902
Glyptatelus tatusinus Ameghino 1897
G. †Lomaphorelus Ameghino 1902
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Lomaphorelus depstus Ameghino 1902
Superfm. †Glyptodontoidea Gray 1869
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Fm. †Glyptodontidae Burmeister 1879 [glyptodon]
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Subfm. †Doedicurinae Ameghino 1889
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G. †Daedicuroides Castellanos 1941
G. †Eleutherocercus Koken 1888
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Eleutherocercus antiquus Ameghino 1887
Eleutherocercus paranensis Castellanos 1927
Eleutherocercus solidus Rovereto 1914
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Invalid names: Eleutherocercus tucumanus Castellanos 1927 [synonym]
G. †Plaxhaplous Ameghino 1884
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Plaxhaplus antiquus Ameghino 1887
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Invalid names: Doedicurus copei Moreno 1888 [synonym]
Plaxhaplus canaliculatus Ameghino 1884
Invalid names: Plaxhaplus antiquus Ameghino 1887 [valid], Plaxhaplus canaliculatus Ameghino 1884 [valid]
Subfm. †Glyptodontinae Gray 1869
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G. †Boreostemma Carlini et al. 2008
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Boreostemma acostae Villarroel 1983
Boreostemma gigantea Carlini et al. 1997
Boreostemma pliocena Carlini et al. 2008
Boreostemma venezolensis Simpson 1947
Tr. †Doedicurini Ameghino 1889
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G. †Castellanosia Kraglievich 1932
G. †Comaphorus Ameghino 1886
G. †Doedicuroides Castellanos 1940
G. †Doedicurus Burmeister 1874
G. †Palaeodoedicurus Castellanos 1927
G. †Plaxhaplous Ameghino 1884
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Plaxhaplus antiquus Ameghino 1887
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Invalid names: Doedicurus copei Moreno 1888 [synonym]
Plaxhaplus canaliculatus Ameghino 1884
Invalid names: Plaxhaplus antiquus Ameghino 1887 [valid], Plaxhaplus canaliculatus Ameghino 1884 [valid]
G. †Prodaedicurus Castellanos 1927
G. †Xiphuroides Castellanos 1927
G. †Glyptodon Owen 1839
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Glyptodon chapalmalensis Ameghino 1908
Glyptodon clavipes Owen 1839
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Invalid names: Glyptodon subelevatus Nodot 1854 [synonym]
Glyptodon depressus Ameghino 1881
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Invalid names: Neothoracophorus minutus Ameghino 1881 [synonym]
Glyptodon elongatus Burmeister 1866
Glyptodon euphractus Lund 1839
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Invalid names: Glyptodon dubius Reinhardt 1875 [synonym], Hoplophorus sellowi Lund 1838 [synonym]
Glyptodon falkneri Ameghino 1889
Glyptodon fiorinii Ameghino 1889
Glyptodon jatunkhirkhi Cuadrelli et al. 2020
Glyptodon minor Lund 1838
Glyptodon munizi Ameghino 1881
Glyptodon petaliferus Cope 1888
Glyptodon reticulatus Owen 1845
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Invalid names: Glyptodon typus Nodot 1857 [synonym], Hoplophorus asper Burmeister 1866 [synonym]
Glyptodon rivapacis Hay 1923
Glyptodon rudis Gervais 1878
Invalid names: Chlamydotherium Bronn 1838 [synonym], Glyptocoileus Castellanos 1952 [synonym], Glyptopedius Castellanos 1953 [synonym], Heteroglyptodon Roselli 1976 [synonym], Lepitherium Saint-Hillaire 1839 [synonym], Neothoracophorus Ameghino 1889 [synonym], Orycterotherium Bronn 1838 [synonym], Pachypus D'Alton 1839 [synonym], Schistopleurum Nodot 1857 [synonym]
G. †Glyptotherium Osborn 1903
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Invalid names: Glyptotherium floridanum Simpson 1929 [synonym], Glyptotherium mexicanum Cuataparo and Ramirez 1875 [synonym]
Glyptotherium texanum Osborn 1903
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Invalid names: Glyptotherium arizonae Gidley 1926 [synonym]
Invalid names: Boreostracon Simpson 1929 [synonym], Brachyostracon Brown 1912 [synonym], Xenoglyptodon Meade 1953 [synonym]
G. †Paraglyptodon Castellanos 1932
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Paraglyptodon dubius Ameghino 1908
Paraglyptodon paranensis Castellanos 1953
Paraglyptodon uquiensis Castellanos 1953
Invalid names: Glyptotheriini Castellanos 1953 [empty]
Subfm. †Hoplophorinae Huxley 1864
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Tr. †Hoplophorini Huxley 1864
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Invalid names: Sclerocalyptini Hoffstetter 1958 [objective synonym]
Invalid names: Sclerocalyptidae Ameghino 1904 [synonym]
G. †Kelenkura Barasoain et al. 2022
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Kelenkura castroi Barasoain et al. 2022
G. †Panochthus Burmeister 1866
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Panochthus bullifer Burmeister 1872
Panochthus florensis Brambilla et al. 2020
Panochthus frenzelianus Ameghino 1889
Panochthus frenzelianus Ameghino 1889
Panochthus greslebini Castellanos 1941
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Invalid names: Panochthus oliveiraroxoi Castellanos 1942 [synonym], Panochthus rochai Paula Couto 1954 [synonym]
Panochthus hipsilis Zurita et al. 2017
Panochthus intermedius Lydekker 1894
Panochthus jaguaribensis Moreira 1965
Panochthus nodotianus Ameghino 1889
Panochthus rusconii Castellanos 1942
Panochthus subintermedius Castellanos 1933
Panochthus voghii Ameghino 1889
G. †Paraeucinepeltus González-Ruiz et al. 2011
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Paraeucinepeltus raposeirasi Brandoni et al. 2017
G. †Parapropalaehoplophorus Croft et al. 2007
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Subfm. †Plohophorinae Castellanos 1931
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Tr. †Plohophorini Castellanos 1932
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G. †Cranithlastus Arias et al. 1978
G. †Plohophorus Ameghino 1887
Invalid names: Palaehoplophorinae Castellanos 1931 [synonym]
Invalid names: Glyptatelinae Castellanos 1932 [empty], Sclerocalyptinae Ameghino 1891 [empty]
Tr. †Lomaphorini Hoffstetter 1958
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G. †Lomaphorops Castellanos 1932
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Lomaphorops corallinus Castellanos 1931
G. †Lomaphorus Ameghino 1889
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Lomaphorus chapalmalensis Ameghino 1908
Lomaphorus compressus Ameghino 1882
Lomaphorus corallinus Rovereto 1914
Lomaphorus elegans Burmeister 1871
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Invalid names: Glyptodon radiatus Bravard 1854 [synonym]
Lomaphorus elevatus Ameghino 1883
Lomaphorus gracilis Nodot 1857
Lomaphorus imperfectus Gervais and Ameghino 1880
Lomaphorus meyeri Lund 1843
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Invalid names: Panochthus lundi Burmeister 1870 [synonym]
Lomaphorus paranensis Ameghino 1886
Invalid names: Lomaphorus cingulatus Ameghino 1889 [nomen dubium]
G. †Peiranoa Castellanos 1946
G. †Trachycalyptoides Saint-André 1996
Fm. †Palaeopeltidae Ameghino 1894
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G. †Palaeopeltis Ameghino 1895
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Palaeopeltis inornatus Ameghino 1894
Palaeopeltis tesseratus Ameghino 1902
Invalid names: Pseudorophodon Hoffestter 1954 [synonym]
Fm. †Pampatheriidae Paula Couto 1954
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G. †Holmesina Simpson 1930
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Holmesina cryptae Moura et al. 2019
Holmesina floridanus Robertson 1976
Holmesina occidentalis Hoffstetter 1952
Holmesina paulacoutoi Cartelle and Bohorquez 1985
Holmesina rondoniensis Góis et al. 2012
G. †Kraglievichia Castellanos 1927
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Kraglievichia carinatum Gois et al. 2013
Kraglievichia paranense Ameghino 1883
G. †Pampatherium Ameghino 1875
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Pampatherium mexicanum Edmund 1996
Pampatherium paulacoutoi Cartelle and Bohorquez 1984
Pampatherium pygmaeum Ameghino 1891
Pampatherium typus Ameghino 1875
Invalid names: Chlamydotherium Lund 1839 [replaced], Chlamytherium Lund 1838 [nomen nudum], Hoffstetteria Castellanos 1957 [synonym]
G. †Plaina Castellanos 1927
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Plaina brocherense Castellanos 1936
Plaina intermedia Castellanos 1937
G. †Scirrotherium Edmund and Theodor 1997
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Scirrotherium antelucanus Laurito and Valerio 2013
Scirrotherium hondaensis Edmund and Theodor 1997
G. †Tonnicinctus Góis et al. 2015
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Tonnicinctus mirus Góis et al. 2015
G. †Vassallia Castellanos 1927
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Vassallia maxima Castellanos 1946
Vassallia minuta Moreno and Mercerat 1891
Fm. †Panochthidae Castellanos 1927
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G. †Hoplophorus Lund 1838
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Hoplophorus australis Moreno 1882
Hoplophorus bergi Ameghino 1889
Hoplophorus clarazianus Ameghino 1889
Hoplophorus evidens Ameghino 1889
Hoplophorus lydekkeri Ameghino 1889
Hoplophorus migoyianus Ameghino 1889
Hoplophorus verus Ameghino 1889
Subfm. †Panochthinae Burmeister 1866
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Tr. †Neosclerocalyptini Paula Couto 1957
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G. †Neosclerocalyptus Paula Couto 1957
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Invalid names: Sclerocalyptus Ameghino 1891 [synonym]
Tr. †Panochthini Simpson 1945
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G. †Nopachtus Ameghino 1888
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Invalid names: Nopachthus Ameghino 1888 [synonym]
G. †Parapanochthus Moreira 1971
G. †Propanochthus Castellanos 1925
Infraor. †Glyptodontoinei Gray 1869
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G. †Eosclerocalyptus Ameghino 1919
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Eosclerocalyptus lineatus Ameghino 1888
Eosclerocalyptus proximus Moreno and Mercerat 1891
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Invalid names: Eosclerocalyptus lilloi Ameghino 1919 [synonym], Eosclerocalyptus planus Rovereto 1914 [synonym], Eosclerophorus paulacoutoi Castellanos 1948 [synonym], Neuryurus proximus Moreno and Mercerat 1891 [synonym], Sclerocalyptus planus Rovereto 1914 [synonym], Urotherium proximum Moreno and Mercerat 1891 [synonym]
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Invalid names: Hoplophractus tapinocefalus Cabrera 1939 [objective synonym]
G. †Hoplophractus Cabrera 1939
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Hoplophractus proximus Moreno and Mercerat 1891
G. †Pseudoplohophorus Castellanos 1926
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Pseudoplohophorus benvenutii Castellanos 1954
Pseudoplohophorus berroi Castellanos 1940
Pseudoplohophorus coloniensis Kraglievich 1932
Pseudoplohophorus compressus Castellanos 1940
Pseudoplohophorus gracilis Castellanos 1940
Pseudoplohophorus guimaraensi Kraglievich 1932
Pseudoplohophorus uncinatus Castellanos 1940
Invalid names: Asymmetrura Farina 1981 [synonym], Berthawyleria Castellanos 1939 [synonym], Caudaphorus Farina 1981 [synonym], Teisseiria Kraglievich 1932 [synonym], Trabalia Kraglevich 1932 [synonym]
G. †Stromaphorus Castellanos 1926
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Stromaphorus compressidens Moreno and Mercerat 1891
G. †Isolinia Castellanos 1951
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Isolinia cordubensis Castellanos 1936
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Invalid names: Isolinia reartense Castellanos 1936 [synonym]
Tr. †Neothoracophorini Castellanos 1951
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G. †Pseudoneothoracophorus Castellanos 1951
Tr. †Neuryurini Hoffstetter 1958
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G. †Neuryurus Ameghino 1889
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Neuryurus chapalmalensis Ameghino 1908
Neuryurus crassus Ameghino 1908
Neuryurus giganteus Rovereto 1914
Neuryurus interundatus Ameghino 1885
Neuryurus rudis Gervais 1878
Invalid names: Euryurus Gervais and Ameghino [replaced]
G. †Pseudoeuryurus Ameghino 1889
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Invalid names: Pseudoeuryurus lelongianus Ameghino 1889 [nomen dubium]
G. †Urotherium Castellanos 1926
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Urotherium interundatum Ameghino 1885
Urotherium simile Castellanos 1948
Urotherium simplex Castellanos 1926
Tr. †Palaehoplophorini Hoffstetter 1958
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G. †Aspidocalyptus Cabrera 1939
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Aspidocalyptus castroi Cabrera 1939
G. †Chlamyphractus Castellanos 1939
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Invalid names: Chlamyphractus pressulus Ameghino 1885 [nomen dubium]
G. †Palaehoplophoroides Scillato-Yané and Carlini 1998
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Palaehoplophoroides rothi Scillato-Yané and Carlini 1998
G. †Palaehoplophorus Ameghino 1883
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Palaehoplophorus antiquus Ameghino 1883
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Invalid names: Palaehoplophorus scalabrini Ameghino 1883 [synonym]
Palaehoplophorus pressulus Ameghino 1885
G. †Protoglyptodon Ameghino 1885
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Protoglyptodon primiformis Ameghino 1885
Protoglyptodon sagradoi Calcaterra 1978
Protoglyptodon sanpedroi Calcaterra 1978
Protoglyptodon solidus Ameghino 1891
G. †Parahoplophorus Castellanos 1932
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Parahoplophorus paranensis Ameghino 1883
G. †Phlyctaenopyga Cabrera 1944
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Phlyctaenopyga ameghini Moreno 1882
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Invalid names: Hoplophorus philippii Moreno and Mercerat 1891 [synonym], Neuryurus compressidens Moreno and Mercerat 1891 [synonym]
G. †Plohophoroides Castellanos 1928
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Plohophoroides conterminus Castellanos 1928
G. †Plohophorops Rusconi 1934
Infraor. †Propalaehoplophoroinei Ameghino 1891
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Superfm. †Propalaehoplophoroidea Ameghino 1891
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Fm. †Propalaehoplophoridae Ameghino 1891
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G. †Asterostemma Ameghino 1889
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Asterostemma depressa Ameghino 1889
G. †Cochlops Ameghino 1889
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Cochlops debilis Ameghino 1891
Cochlops muricatus Ameghino 1889
G. †Eucinepeltus Ameghino 1891
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Encinepeltus petesatus Ameghino 1891
Eucinepeltus crassus Scott 1903
Eucinepeltus informis Roth 1899
G. †Metopotoxus Ameghino 1895
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Metopotoxus anceps Scott 1903
Metopotoxus laevatus Ameghino 1889
G. †Stromaphoropsis Kraglevich 1932
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Stromaphoropsis scavinoi Kraglievich 1932
G. †Trachycalyptus Ameghino 1908
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Trachycalyptus cingulatus Ameghino 1889
G. †Uruguayurus Mones 1987
G. †Zaphilus Ameghino 1889
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Invalid names: Zaphilus larranagai Ameghino 1889 [nomen dubium]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available