Mammalia - Cingulata - Glyptodontidae
Synonyms: Chlamydotherium Bronn 1838, Glyptocoileus Castellanos 1952, Glyptopedius Castellanos 1953, Heteroglyptodon Roselli 1976, Lepitherium Saint-Hillaire 1839, Neothoracophorus Ameghino 1889, Orycterotherium Bronn 1838, Pachypus D'Alton 1839, Schistopleurum Nodot 1857, Thoracophorus Gervais and Ameghino 1880
Parent taxon: Glyptodontinae according to A. E. Zurita et al. 2018
See also Ameghino 1889, Ameghino 1902, Brown 1912, Carroll 1988, Cartelle and Bohorquez 1984, Cope 1889, Fernicola 2008, Hay 1902, Hay 1930, Kurten and Anderson 1980, Luna and Krapovickas 2011, Lydekker 1894, Marshall and Sempere 1991, McKenna and Bell 1997, Rincón et al. 2008, Rovereto 1914, Salles et al. 2006, Soibelzon et al. 2010, Zurita et al. 2004, Zurita et al. 2009 and Zurita et al. 2011
Sister taxa: Boreostemma, Doedicurini, Glyptotheriini, Glyptotherium, Paraglyptodon
Subtaxa: Glyptodon chapalmalensis Glyptodon clavipes 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
Type: Glyptodon clavipes
Ecology: ground dwelling omnivore
Distribution:
• Quaternary of Argentina (71 collections), Bolivia (19), Brazil (13), Colombia (1), Paraguay (2), Peru (2), United States (2: Texas), Uruguay (13), Venezuela (3)
• Pliocene to Pleistocene of Uruguay (1), Venezuela (1)
• Pliocene of Argentina (3)
• Miocene of United States (1: Texas)
• Neogene of Argentina (2)
Total: 134 collections including 156 occurrences
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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