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Glyptodon reticulatus

Mammalia - Cingulata - Glyptodontidae

Taxonomy
Glyptodon reticulatus was named by Owen (1845). Its type specimen is MACN 200, a carapace (Complete dorsal carapace), and it is a 3D body fossil.

Synonyms
  • Glyptodon asper was named by Burmeister (1866).

    It was recombined as Hoplophorus asper by Cornalia (1872); it was recombined as Schistopleurum asperum by Burmeister (1879); it was synonymized subjectively with Glyptodon reticulatus by Ameghino (1889) and Hay (1902).
  • Schistopleurum typus was named by Nodot (1857).

    It was recombined as Glyptodon typus by Gervais and Ameghino (1880); it was synonymized subjectively with Glyptodon reticulatus by Ameghino (1889) and Hay (1902).
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1845Glyptodon reticulatus Owen
1857Schistopleurum typus Nodot
1866Glyptodon asper Burmeister
1872Hoplophorus asper Cornalia
1879Schistopleurum asperum Burmeister
1880Glyptodon typus Gervais and Ameghino
1902Glyptodon reticulatus Ameghino
1902Glyptodon reticulatus Hay p. 581
2008Glyptodon reticulatus Rincón et al. p. 203

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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
subclassSynapsida
—Therapsida()
infraorderCynodontia()
—Mammaliamorpha
RankNameAuthor
—Mammaliaformes
classMammalia
—Theriamorpha(Rowe 1993)
—Theriiformes()
—Trechnotheria
—Cladotheria
—Zatheria
subclassTribosphenida()
subclassTheria
—Eutheria()
—Placentalia
—Americatheria
—Xenarthra()
orderCingulata()
suborderGlyptodontia()
superfamilyGlyptodontoideaGray 1869
familyGlyptodontidaeBurmeister 1879
subfamilyGlyptodontinaeGray 1869
genusGlyptodonOwen 1839
speciesreticulatusOwen 1845

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.

†Glyptodon reticulatus Owen 1845
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Invalid names: Glyptodon typus Nodot 1857 [synonym], Hoplophorus asper Burmeister 1866 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: terrestrialsubc
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: ground dwellingo
Diet: omnivoreo
Reproduction: viviparoussubc
Created: 2005-08-26 13:20:40
Modified: 2005-08-26 15:20:40
Source: o = order, subc = subclass, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Lillegraven 1979, Carroll 1988, Ji et al. 2002, Nowak 1999, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range: base of the Ensenadan to the top of the Lujanian or 1.75000 to 0.01200 Ma

Collections (49 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Pleistocene2.588 - 0.781Argentina (Tucuman) Glyptodon reticulatus (216685)
Early/Lower Pleistocene2.588 - 0.781Argentina (Buenos Aires) Glyptodon reticulatus (71304)
Early/Lower Pleistocene2.588 - 0.781Bolivia (Tarija ) Glyptodon reticulatus (70673)
Pleistocene2.588 - 0.0117Argentina (Buenos Aires) Glyptodon reticulatus (232453)
Pleistocene - Holocene2.588 - 0.0Brazil (Sao Paulo) Glyptodon reticulatus (147609)
Ensenadan1.75 - 0.4Argentina (Cordoba) Glyptodon reticulatus (123831)
Ensenadan1.75 - 0.4Bolivia Glyptodon reticulatus (71322)
Ensenadan1.75 - 0.4Argentina (Buenos Aires) Glyptodon reticulatus (147999)
Ensenadan - Lujanian1.75 - 0.012Argentina (Corrientes) Glyptodon reticulatus (71288)
Lujanian0.781 - 0.012Argentina (Corrientes) Glyptodon reticulatus (212773)
Lujanian0.781 - 0.012Uruguay Glyptodon reticulatus (211644)
Lujanian0.781 - 0.012Argentina (Sante Fé) Glyptodon reticulatus (189512)
Lujanian0.781 - 0.012Uruguay (Colonia) Glyptodon reticulatus (226121)
Lujanian0.781 - 0.012Argentina (Buenos Aires) Glyptodon reticulatus (71279 71303 142142 198875)
Lujanian0.781 - 0.012Argentina (Santa Fe) Glyptodon reticulatus (231074)
Lujanian0.781 - 0.012Argentina (Entre Ríos) Glyptodon reticulatus (203955 212840) Glyptodon sp. (203956 203957)
Lujanian0.781 - 0.012Argentina (Catamarca) Glyptodon reticulatus (140929)
Middle Pleistocene0.774 - 0.129Bolivia (Chuquisaca) Glyptodon reticulatus (70704)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Argentina (Tucuman) Glyptodon reticulatus (216684 216686)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Bolivia (Tarija) Glyptodon reticulatus (142158 142160)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Argentina (Córdoba) Glyptodon reticulatus (212846 212847 212850 212851)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Argentina Glyptodon reticulatus (212843)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Argentina (Catamarca) Glyptodon reticulatus (212845)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Uruguay (Canelones) Glyptodon reticulatus (212855)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Brazil (Rio Grande do Sul) Glyptodon reticulatus (147598)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Argentina (Buenos Aires) Glyptodon reticulatus (212841 212842 212844)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Uruguay Glyptodon reticulatus (195917 212856)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Argentina (Santa Fe) Glyptodon reticulatus (212848 212849 212852 212853 212854)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Brazil (Rio Grand do Sul) Glyptodon reticulatus (211308)
Late/Upper Pleistocene - Holocene0.129 - 0.0Argentina (Buenos Aires) Glyptodon reticulatus (191127)
Late/Upper Pleistocene - Holocene0.129 - 0.0Uruguay Glyptodon reticulatus (211855)