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Glyptotherium texanum

Mammalia - Cingulata - Glyptodontidae

Taxonomy
Glyptotherium texanum was named by Osborn (1903).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1903Glyptotherium texanum Osborn
1926Glyptotherium arizonae Gidley
1953Xenoglyptodon fredericensis Meade
1964Glyptodon fredericensis Melton
1980Glyptotherium texanum Kurten and Anderson p. 132
1980Glyptotherium arizonae Kurten and Anderson p. 134
2005Glyptotherium arizonae Cisneros p. 243
2007Glyptotherium arizonae McDonald and Naples p. 151
2007Glyptotherium texanum McDonald and Naples p. 151
2019Glyptotherium texanum Albright et al. p. 155

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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
genusGlyptotheriumOsborn 1903
speciestexanumOsborn 1903

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.

Glyptotherium texanum Osborn 1903
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Invalid names: Glyptotherium arizonae Gidley 1926 [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, Hendy et al. 2009, Nowak 1999, Ji et al. 2002

Age range: base of the Gelasian to the top of the Early/Lower Pleistocene or 2.58800 to 0.78100 Ma

Collections (34 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Pliocene - Pleistocene5.333 - 0.0117USA (Oklahoma) Glyptotherium arizonae (150272)
Blancan4.9 - 1.8Mexico (Guanajuato) Glyptotherium arizonae (20077)
Blancan4.9 - 1.8El Salvador Glyptotherium arizonae (70118)
Blancan4.9 - 1.8USA (Florida) Glyptotherium arizonae (19747 19754 19764)
Blancan4.9 - 1.8USA (New Mexico) Glyptotherium arizonae (19655 230461)
Blancan4.9 - 1.8USA (Texas) Glyptotherium texanum (20028 20032 20033 20050 20057)
Blancan4.9 - 1.8USA (Arizona) Glyptotherium arizonae (19646) Glyptotherium texanum (19656 19657 19658)
Blancan - Irvingtonian4.9 - 0.3USA (Arizona) Glyptotherium texanum (19652)
Blancan - Irvingtonian4.9 - 0.3USA (New Mexico) Glyptotherium arizonae (20141)
Blancan - Irvingtonian4.9 - 0.3Costa Rica (Alajuela) Glyptotherium arizonae (192089)
Blancan - Irvingtonian4.9 - 0.3USA (South Carolina) Glyptotherium texanum (206954)
Gelasian2.588 - 1.806USA (Florida) Glyptotherium arizonae (19758 20384)
Early/Lower Pleistocene2.588 - 0.781USA (Florida) Glyptotherium arizonae (19750 98313)
Pleistocene2.588 - 0.0117Costa Rica (Alajuela) Glyptotherium texanum (113469)
Irvingtonian1.8 - 0.3USA (Florida) Glyptotherium arizonae (20308 20399)
Irvingtonian1.8 - 0.3USA (Arizona) Glyptotherium arizonae (20341 20344)
Irvingtonian1.8 - 0.3USA (New Mexico) Glyptotherium arizonae (20548)
Irvingtonian1.8 - 0.3USA (Texas) Glyptodon fredericensis (20342) Glyptotherium sp. (20412)
Irvingtonian1.8 - 0.3USA (Oklahoma) Glyptotherium arizonae (20382)