Mammalia - Cingulata - Glyptodontidae
Alternative combination: Brachyostracon cylindricum
Full reference: B. Brown. 1912. Brachyostracon, a new genus of glyptodonts from Mexico. Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History 31(17):167-177
Belongs to Glyptotherium according to D. D. Gillette and C. E. Ray 1981
Sister taxa: Glyptotherium cylindricum, Glyptotherium texanum
Type specimen: AMNH 15548, a partial skeleton (complete carapace, cephalic plates, atlas, hyoids, several ribs, a chevron and 20 separate teeth)
Distribution:
• Quaternary of Brazil (2 collections), Honduras (2), Mexico (14), United States (10: Florida, Louisiana, South Carolina, Texas), Venezuela (5)
Total: 33 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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