Mammalia - Cingulata - Glyptodontidae
Synonyms: Glyptodon fredericensis Meade 1953, Glyptotherium arizonae Gidley 1926, Xenoglyptodon fredericensis Meade 1953
Full reference: H. F. Osborn. 1903. Glyptotherium texanum, a new glyptodont, from the lower Pleistocene of Texas. Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History 19(17):491-494
Belongs to Glyptotherium according to O. P. Hay 1930
See also Albright et al. 2019, Alroy 2002, Cisneros 2005, Gillette and Ray 1981, Kurten and Anderson 1980, McDonald and Naples 2007, Osborn 1903 and Zurita et al. 2018
Sister taxon: Glyptotherium cylindricum
Type specimens:
- Glyptotherium texanum: AMNH FM 10704, a set of postcrania (early complete carapace, pelvis, sacrum, caudals, and complete tail armature)
- Glyptotherium arizonae:
- Xenoglyptodon fredericensis:
Ecology: ground dwelling omnivore
Distribution:
• Quaternary of Costa Rica (1 collection), United States (12: Arizona, Florida, New Mexico, Oklahoma, Texas)
• Blancan of Costa Rica (1), El Salvador (1), Mexico (1), United States (17: Arizona, Florida, New Mexico, South Carolina, Texas)
• Pliocene to Pleistocene of United States (1: Oklahoma)
Total: 34 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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