Panochthus hipsilis Zurita et al. 2017 (glyptodon)

Mammalia - Cingulata - Glyptodontidae

Full reference: A. E. Zurita, M. Zamorano, G. J. Scillato-Yané, S. Fidel, M. Iriondo and D. D. Gillette. 2017. A new species of Panochthus Burmeister (Xenarthra, Cingulata, Glyptodontidae) from the Pleistocene of the Eastern Cordillera, Bolivia. Historical Biology 29(8):1076-1088

Belongs to Panochthus according to A. E. Zurita et al. 2017

Sister taxa: Panochthus bullifer, Panochthus florensis, Panochthus frenzelianus, Panochthus greslebini, Panochthus intermedius, Panochthus jaguaribensis, Panochthus nodotianus, Panochthus rusconii, Panochthus subintermedius, Panochthus tuberculatus, Panochthus voghii, Panochtus frenzelianus

Type specimen: MURB 1906, a partial skeleton. Its type locality is 13 km NE of Potosi, which is in a Pleistocene terrestrial horizon in Bolivia.

Ecology: ground dwelling omnivore

Distribution:

• Quaternary of Bolivia (2 collections)

Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence

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