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Glyptodon

Mammalia - Cingulata - Glyptodontidae

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1838Chlamydotherium Bronn
1838Orycterotherium Bronn
1839Pachypus D'Alton
1839Glyptodon Owen
1839Lepitherium Saint-Hillaire p. 127
1857Schistopleurum Nodot
1880Thoracophorus Gervais and Ameghino p. 790
1888Glyptodon petaliferus Cope
1889Glyptodon Ameghino
1889Neothoracophorus Ameghino
1889Glyptodon Cope p. 663
1894Glyptodon Lydekker p. 3
1902Glyptodon Ameghino
1902Glyptodon Hay p. 580
1902Glyptodon petaliferus Hay p. 580
1912Glyptodon Brown
1912Neothoracophorus Brown
1914Glyptodon Rovereto p. 206
1952Glyptocoileus Castellanos p. 402
1953Glyptopedius Castellanos p. 395
1958Glyptodon Hoffstetter
1958Neothoracophorus Hoffstetter
1976Heteroglyptodon Roselli p. 137
1980Glyptodon Kurten and Anderson p. 132
1988Glyptodon Carroll
1988Neothoracophorus Carroll
1991Chlamydotherium Marshall and Sempere
1997Neothoracophorus McKenna and Bell p. 87
1997Chlamydotherium McKenna and Bell p. 91
1997Glyptodon McKenna and Bell p. 91
1997Heteroglyptodon McKenna and Bell p. 91
2004Glyptodon Zurita et al.
2006Glyptodon Salles et al. p. 7
2008Glyptodon Fernicola
2008Heteroglyptodon Fernicola
2008Glyptodon Rincón et al. p. 203
2010Glyptodon Soibelzon et al. p. 456
2018Glyptodon Zurita 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
subclassSynapsida
Therapsida()
infraorderCynodontia()
RankNameAuthor
Mammaliamorpha
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

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.

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 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], Glyptodon petaliferus Cope 1888 [nomen nudum], 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]
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: Nowak 1999, Hendy et al. 2009, Ji et al. 2002, Lillegraven 1979, Carroll 1988

Age range: base of the Clarendonian to the top of the Lujanian or 13.60000 to 0.01200 Ma

Collections (130 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Neogene - Pleistocene23.03 - 0.0117Argentina (Entre Rios) G. clavipes (204259)
Neogene - Pleistocene23.03 - 0.0117Argentina (Buenos Aires) G. clavipes (204207)
Clarendonian13.6 - 10.3USA (Texas) G. sp. (18611)
Pliocene5.333 - 2.588Argentina (Buenos Aires) G. clavipes (140713)
Pliocene - Pleistocene5.333 - 0.0117Uruguay (Soriano) G. clavipes (204261)
Late/Upper Pliocene3.6 - 2.588Argentina (Buenos Aires) G. sp. (53926)
Late/Upper Pliocene3.6 - 2.588Argentina (Jujuy) G. euphractus (210722)
Late/Upper Pliocene - Early/Lower Pleistocene3.6 - 0.781Venezuela (Monagas) G. sp. (144977)
Early/Lower Pleistocene2.588 - 0.781Bolivia G. clavipes (142016)
Early/Lower Pleistocene2.588 - 0.781Bolivia (Tarija ) Chlamydotherium sellowi, G. reticulatus, Neothoracophorus elevatus (70673)
Early/Lower Pleistocene2.588 - 0.781Argentina (Tucuman) G. reticulatus (216685)
Early/Lower Pleistocene2.588 - 0.781Argentina (Buenos Aires) G. reticulatus (71304)
Pleistocene2.588 - 0.0117USA (Texas) G. sp. (207447)
Pleistocene2.588 - 0.0117Brazil (Rio Grande do Sul) G. sp. (28513)
Pleistocene2.588 - 0.0117Paraguay G. clavipes (71292) G. sp. (191113)
Pleistocene2.588 - 0.0117Argentina (Mendoza) G. sp. (113479)
Pleistocene2.588 - 0.0117Bolivia (Cochabamba) G. sp. (71590 71591 71592)
Pleistocene2.588 - 0.0117Bolivia (Chuquisaca) G. sp. (71582)
Pleistocene2.588 - 0.0117Bolivia (Oruro) G. sp. (63761)
Pleistocene2.588 - 0.0117Peru (San Martin) G. sp. (151920)
Pleistocene2.588 - 0.0117Argentina (Buenos Aires) G. munizi (232452) G. reticulatus (232453) G. sp., G. munizi (212469)
Pleistocene2.588 - 0.0117Peru (Cusco) G. clavipes (146860)
Pleistocene2.588 - 0.0117Venezuela (Falcon) G. clavipes (63884)
Pleistocene2.588 - 0.0117Brazil (Sergipe) G. clavipes (187597)
Pleistocene - Holocene2.588 - 0.0Brazil (Piauí) G. sp. (211633)
Pleistocene - Holocene2.588 - 0.0Brazil (Mato Grosso do Sul) G. sp. (92814)
Pleistocene - Holocene2.588 - 0.0Brazil (Sao Paulo) G. clavipes, G. reticulatus (147609)
Pleistocene - Holocene2.588 - 0.0Brazil (Sergipe) G. clavipes (113472)
Pleistocene - Holocene2.588 - 0.0Argentina G. sp. (216677)
Ensenadan1.2 - 0.781Argentina (Jujuy) G. sp. (141898)
Ensenadan1.2 - 0.781Argentina (Buenos Aires) G. munizi (142141 232516) G. reticulatus (147999) G. sp. (199170) G. sp., G. munizi (213446)
Ensenadan1.2 - 0.781Bolivia G. reticulatus (71322)
Ensenadan1.2 - 0.781Argentina (Cordoba) G. reticulatus (123831)
Ensenadan - Lujanian1.2 - 0.012Argentina (Corrientes) G. reticulatus (71288)
Middle Pleistocene0.781 - 0.126Bolivia (Chuquisaca) Chlamydotherium sp., G. reticulatus (70704)
Middle Pleistocene0.781 - 0.126Argentina (Buenos Aires) G. clavipes (63335)
Lujanian0.781 - 0.012Argentina (Cordoba) G. sp. (197919 197923)
Lujanian0.781 - 0.012Argentina (Corrientes) G. reticulatus (212773) G. sp. (71289 71290)
Lujanian0.781 - 0.012Uruguay (Colonia) G. sp., G. reticulatus (226121)
Lujanian0.781 - 0.012Venezuela (Falcon) G. clavipes (113601)
Lujanian (interglacial)0.781 - 0.012Uruguay (Salto) G. clavipes (140159)
Lujanian0.781 - 0.012Argentina (Sante Fé) G. reticulatus (189512)
Lujanian0.781 - 0.012Argentina (Buenos Aires) G. clavipes (71314 71347) G. clavipes, G. reticulatus (198875) G. perforatus, G. rudimentarius, G. clavipes, G. reticulatus, Neothoracophorus depressus, Neothoracophorus elevatus (71303) G. reticulatus (71279 142142) G. sp. (71286)
Lujanian0.781 - 0.012Argentina (Santa Fe) G. reticulatus (231074)
Lujanian0.781 - 0.012Argentina (Catamarca) G. sp., G. clavipes, G. reticulatus (140929)
Lujanian0.781 - 0.012Argentina G. munizi (213427)
Lujanian0.781 - 0.012Argentina (Santa Cruz) G. clavipes (171151)
Lujanian0.781 - 0.012Argentina (Chaco) G. sp. (78576 78578)
Lujanian0.781 - 0.012Uruguay G. clavipes (71325) G. reticulatus (211644) G. sp. (212684) Neothoracophorus sp., G. clavipes (71274)
Lujanian0.781 - 0.012Argentina (Entre Ríos) G. perforatus, G. sp. (203957) G. reticulatus (203955 212840) G. sp. (203952 203956 203958)
Middle Pleistocene - Late/Upper Pleistocene0.781 - 0.0117Uruguay (Montevideo) G. sp. (120884)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.126 - 0.0117Argentina (Formosa) G. sp. (114698)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.126 - 0.0117USA (Texas) G. sp. (85142)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.126 - 0.0117Uruguay G. clavipes (211646) G. reticulatus (195917 212856)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.126 - 0.0117Argentina (Catamarca) G. reticulatus (212845)
Late/Upper Pleistocene (high glacial)0.126 - 0.0117Venezuela (Zulia) G. clavipes (63515)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.126 - 0.0117Colombia (Cundinamarca) G. sp. (190375)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.126 - 0.0117Brazil (Rio Grand do Sul) G. sp., G. reticulatus (211308)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.126 - 0.0117Brazil (Piaui) G. clavipes (71335) G. clavipes, Hoplophorus euphractus (71332) G. sp., Hoplophorus euphractus (71331)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.126 - 0.0117Brazil (Rio Grande do Sul) G. clavipes, G. reticulatus (147598) G. sp. (28519)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.126 - 0.0117Argentina (Córdoba) G. reticulatus (212846 212847 212850 212851)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.126 - 0.0117Argentina (Buenos Aires) G. clavipes (71316) G. reticulatus (212841 212842 212844)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.126 - 0.0117Argentina (Cordoba) G. sp. (191130)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.126 - 0.0117Argentina G. munizi (213470) G. reticulatus (212843) G. sp. (216683 216695) G. sp., G. munizi (213489)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.126 - 0.0117Uruguay (Canelones) G. reticulatus (212855)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.126 - 0.0117Uruguay (Montevideo) G. clavipes (211645)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.126 - 0.0117Bolivia G. jatunkhirkhi (212450 212451 212452 212453 212454 212455)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.126 - 0.0117Argentina (Santiago del Estero) G. clavipes (191153)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.126 - 0.0117Argentina (Tucuman) G. clavipes (216682) G. clavipes, G. reticulatus (216684) Neothoracophorus depresus, G. reticulatus (216686)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.126 - 0.0117Argentina (Santa Fe) G. reticulatus (212848 212849 212852 212853 212854)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.126 - 0.0117Bolivia (Tarija) G. elongatus (142507) G. reticulatus (142158) Neothoracophorus sp., G. reticulatus (142160)
Late/Upper Pleistocene - Holocene0.126 - 0.0Argentina (Buenos Aires) G. reticulatus (191127) G. sp. (71348)
Late/Upper Pleistocene - Holocene0.126 - 0.0Uruguay G. reticulatus (211855)
Late/Upper Pleistocene - Holocene0.126 - 0.0Brazil (Rio Grande do Norte) G. sp. (148309)