Panochthus florensis Brambilla et al. 2020 (glyptodon)

Mammalia - Cingulata - Glyptodontidae

Full reference: L. Brambilla, P. Lopez, and H. Parent. 2020. A new species of Panochthus (Xenarthra, Glyptodontidae) from the late Pleistocene of Argentina. Journal of South American Earth Sciences 104(102871):1-5

Belongs to Panochthus according to L. Brambilla et al. 2020

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

Type specimen: MLF 642, an osteoderm (Caudal tube). Its type locality is Las Flores city, which is in a Pleistocene terrestrial sandstone in the Luján Formation of Argentina.

Ecology: ground dwelling omnivore

Distribution: found only at Las Flores city

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