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Glyptodontoidea

Mammalia - Cingulata

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1869Glyptodontoidea Gray
1930Glyptodontoidae Hay p. 418
1956Glyptodontoidea Paula Couto p. 101
1988Glyptodontoidea Carroll
1997Glyptodontoidea McKenna and Bell
2008Glyptodontoidea Carlini et al. p. 142
2008Glyptodontoidea Fernicola
2008Glyptodontoidea Rincón et al. p. 201
2009Glyptodontoidea Zurita et al. p. 83
2020Glyptodontoidea Brambilla et al.

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
—Eugnathostomata
—Teleostomi(Bonaparte 1836)
subclassSarcopterygii()
subclassDipnotetrapodomorpha(Nelson 2006)
subclassTetrapodomorpha()
—Tetrapoda
—Reptiliomorpha
—Anthracosauria
subclassAmphibiosauriaKuhn 1967
—Cotylosauria()
—Amniota
RankNameAuthor
subclassSynapsida
—Therapsida()
infraorderCynodontia()
—Mammaliamorpha
—Mammaliaformes
classMammalia
—Cladotheria
—Zatheria
subclassTribosphenida()
subclassTheria
—Eutheria()
—Placentalia
—Americatheria
—Xenarthra()
orderCingulata()
suborderGlyptodontia()
superfamilyGlyptodontoideaGray 1869
superfamilyGlyptodontoideaGray 1869

If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.

Superfm. †Glyptodontoidea Gray 1869
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Fm. †Glyptodontidae Burmeister 1879 [glyptodon]
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Subfm. †Doedicurinae Ameghino 1889
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G. †Daedicuroides Castellanos 1941
G. †Eleutherocercus Koken 1888
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†Eleutherocercus antiquus Ameghino 1887
†Eleutherocercus paranensis Castellanos 1927
†Eleutherocercus solidus Rovereto 1914
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Invalid names: Eleutherocercus tucumanus Castellanos 1927 [synonym]
G. †Plaxhaplous Ameghino 1884
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†Plaxhaplus antiquus Ameghino 1887
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Invalid names: Doedicurus copei Moreno 1888 [synonym]
†Plaxhaplus canaliculatus Ameghino 1884
Invalid names: Plaxhaplus antiquus Ameghino 1887 [valid], Plaxhaplus canaliculatus Ameghino 1884 [valid]
Subfm. †Glyptodontinae Gray 1869
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G. †Boreostemma Carlini et al. 2008
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†Boreostemma acostae Villarroel 1983
†Boreostemma gigantea Carlini et al. 1997
†Boreostemma pliocena Carlini et al. 2008
†Boreostemma venezolensis Simpson 1947
Tr. †Doedicurini Ameghino 1889
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G. †Castellanosia Kraglievich 1932
G. †Comaphorus Ameghino 1886
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†Comaphorus concisus Ameghino 1886
G. †Doedicuroides Castellanos 1940
G. †Doedicurus Burmeister 1874
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Invalid names: Doedicurus uruguayensis Gervais and Ameghino 1880 [synonym], Glyptodon giganteus Serres 1865 [synonym], Glyptodon gigas Bravard 1860 [synonym]
†Doedicurus ensenadensis Ameghino 1904
†Doedicurus giganteus Serres 1865
†Doedicurus kokenianus Ameghino 1889
G. †Palaeodoedicurus Castellanos 1927
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†Palaeodoedicurus antiquus Castellanos 1940
G. †Plaxhaplous Ameghino 1884
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†Plaxhaplus antiquus Ameghino 1887
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Invalid names: Doedicurus copei Moreno 1888 [synonym]
†Plaxhaplus canaliculatus Ameghino 1884
Invalid names: Plaxhaplus antiquus Ameghino 1887 [valid], Plaxhaplus canaliculatus Ameghino 1884 [valid]
G. †Prodaedicurus Castellanos 1927
G. †Xiphuroides Castellanos 1927
G. †Glyptodon Owen 1839
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†Glyptodon chapalmalensis Ameghino 1908
†Glyptodon clavipes Owen 1839
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Invalid names: Glyptodon subelevatus Nodot 1854 [synonym]
†Glyptodon depressus Ameghino 1881
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Invalid names: Neothoracophorus minutus Ameghino 1881 [synonym]
†Glyptodon elongatus Burmeister 1866
†Glyptodon euphractus Lund 1839
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Invalid names: Glyptodon dubius Reinhardt 1875 [synonym], Hoplophorus sellowi Lund 1838 [synonym]
†Glyptodon falkneri Ameghino 1889
†Glyptodon fiorinii Ameghino 1889
†Glyptodon jatunkhirkhi Cuadrelli et al. 2020
†Glyptodon minor Lund 1838
†Glyptodon munizi Ameghino 1881
†Glyptodon petaliferus Cope 1888
†Glyptodon reticulatus Owen 1845
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Invalid names: Glyptodon typus Nodot 1857 [synonym], Hoplophorus asper Burmeister 1866 [synonym]
†Glyptodon rivapacis Hay 1923
†Glyptodon rudis Gervais 1878
Invalid names: Chlamydotherium Bronn 1838 [synonym], Glyptocoileus Castellanos 1952 [synonym], Glyptopedius Castellanos 1953 [synonym], Heteroglyptodon Roselli 1976 [synonym], Lepitherium Saint-Hillaire 1839 [synonym], Neothoracophorus Ameghino 1889 [synonym], Orycterotherium Bronn 1838 [synonym], Pachypus D'Alton 1839 [synonym], Schistopleurum Nodot 1857 [synonym]
G. †Glyptotherium Osborn 1903
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Invalid names: Glyptotherium floridanum Simpson 1929 [synonym], Glyptotherium mexicanum Cuataparo and Ramirez 1875 [synonym]
†Glyptotherium texanum Osborn 1903
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Invalid names: Glyptotherium arizonae Gidley 1926 [synonym]
Invalid names: Boreostracon Simpson 1929 [synonym], Brachyostracon Brown 1912 [synonym], Xenoglyptodon Meade 1953 [synonym]
G. †Paraglyptodon Castellanos 1932
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†Paraglyptodon dubius Ameghino 1908
†Paraglyptodon paranensis Castellanos 1953
†Paraglyptodon uquiensis Castellanos 1953
Invalid names: Glyptotheriini Castellanos 1953 [empty]
Subfm. †Hoplophorinae Huxley 1864
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Tr. †Hoplophorini Huxley 1864
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Invalid names: Sclerocalyptini Hoffstetter 1958 [objective synonym]
Invalid names: Sclerocalyptidae Ameghino 1904 [synonym]
G. †Kelenkura Barasoain et al. 2022
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†Kelenkura castroi Barasoain et al. 2022
G. †Panochthus Burmeister 1866
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†Panochthus bullifer Burmeister 1872
†Panochthus florensis Brambilla et al. 2020
†Panochthus frenzelianus Ameghino 1889
†Panochthus frenzelianus Ameghino 1889
†Panochthus greslebini Castellanos 1941
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Invalid names: Panochthus oliveiraroxoi Castellanos 1942 [synonym], Panochthus rochai Paula Couto 1954 [synonym]
†Panochthus hipsilis Zurita et al. 2017
†Panochthus intermedius Lydekker 1894
†Panochthus jaguaribensis Moreira 1965
†Panochthus nodotianus Ameghino 1889
†Panochthus rusconii Castellanos 1942
†Panochthus subintermedius Castellanos 1933
†Panochthus voghii Ameghino 1889
G. †Paraeucinepeltus González-Ruiz et al. 2011
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†Paraeucinepeltus raposeirasi Brandoni et al. 2017
G. †Parapropalaehoplophorus Croft et al. 2007
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Subfm. †Plohophorinae Castellanos 1931
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Tr. †Plohophorini Castellanos 1932
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G. †Cranithlastus Arias et al. 1978
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†Cranithlastus xibiensis Arias et al. 1978
G. †Plohophorus Ameghino 1887
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†Plohophorus araucanus Ameghino 1904
†Plohophorus australis Moreno 1888
†Plohophorus barrancalobensis Zamorano and Scillato-Yané 2011
†Plohophorus coronatus Rovereto 1914
†Plohophorus cuneiformis Ameghino 1904
†Plohophorus figuratus Ameghino 1887
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Invalid names: Urotherium antiquum Ameghino 1888 [synonym]
†Plohophorus orientalis Ameghino 1889
†Plohophorus paranensis Ameghino 1891
†Plohophorus sygmaturus Ameghino 1895
†Plohophorus yrigoyeni Yrigoyen 1954
Invalid names: Palaehoplophorinae Castellanos 1931 [synonym]
Invalid names: Glyptatelinae Castellanos 1932 [empty], Sclerocalyptinae Ameghino 1891 [empty]
Tr. †Lomaphorini Hoffstetter 1958
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G. †Lomaphorops Castellanos 1932
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†Lomaphorops corallinus Castellanos 1931
G. †Lomaphorus Ameghino 1889
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†Lomaphorus chapalmalensis Ameghino 1908
†Lomaphorus compressus Ameghino 1882
†Lomaphorus corallinus Rovereto 1914
†Lomaphorus elegans Burmeister 1871
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Invalid names: Glyptodon radiatus Bravard 1854 [synonym]
†Lomaphorus elevatus Ameghino 1883
†Lomaphorus gracilis Nodot 1857
†Lomaphorus imperfectus Gervais and Ameghino 1880
†Lomaphorus meyeri Lund 1843
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Invalid names: Panochthus lundi Burmeister 1870 [synonym]
†Lomaphorus paranensis Ameghino 1886
Invalid names: Lomaphorus cingulatus Ameghino 1889 [nomen dubium]
G. †Peiranoa Castellanos 1946
G. †Trachycalyptoides Saint-André 1996
Fm. †Palaeopeltidae Ameghino 1894
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G. †Palaeopeltis Ameghino 1895
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†Palaeopeltis inornatus Ameghino 1894
†Palaeopeltis tesseratus Ameghino 1902
Invalid names: Pseudorophodon Hoffestter 1954 [synonym]
Fm. †Pampatheriidae Paula Couto 1954
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G. †Holmesina Simpson 1930
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†Holmesina cryptae Moura et al. 2019
†Holmesina floridanus Robertson 1976
†Holmesina occidentalis Hoffstetter 1952
†Holmesina paulacoutoi Cartelle and Bohorquez 1985
†Holmesina rondoniensis Góis et al. 2012
G. †Kraglievichia Castellanos 1927
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†Kraglievichia carinatum Gois et al. 2013
†Kraglievichia paranense Ameghino 1883
G. †Pampatherium Ameghino 1875
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†Pampatherium mexicanum Edmund 1996
†Pampatherium paulacoutoi Cartelle and Bohorquez 1984
†Pampatherium pygmaeum Ameghino 1891
†Pampatherium typus Ameghino 1875
Invalid names: Chlamydotherium Lund 1839 [replaced], Chlamytherium Lund 1838 [nomen nudum], Hoffstetteria Castellanos 1957 [synonym]
G. †Plaina Castellanos 1927
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†Plaina brocherense Castellanos 1936
†Plaina intermedia Castellanos 1937
G. †Scirrotherium Edmund and Theodor 1997
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†Scirrotherium antelucanus Laurito and Valerio 2013
†Scirrotherium hondaensis Edmund and Theodor 1997
G. †Tonnicinctus Góis et al. 2015
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†Tonnicinctus mirus Góis et al. 2015
G. †Vassallia Castellanos 1927
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†Vassallia maxima Castellanos 1946
†Vassallia minuta Moreno and Mercerat 1891
Fm. †Panochthidae Castellanos 1927
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G. †Hoplophorus Lund 1838
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†Hoplophorus australis Moreno 1882
†Hoplophorus bergi Ameghino 1889
†Hoplophorus clarazianus Ameghino 1889
†Hoplophorus evidens Ameghino 1889
†Hoplophorus lydekkeri Ameghino 1889
†Hoplophorus migoyianus Ameghino 1889
†Hoplophorus verus Ameghino 1889
Subfm. †Panochthinae Burmeister 1866
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Tr. †Neosclerocalyptini Paula Couto 1957
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G. †Neosclerocalyptus Paula Couto 1957
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†Neosclerocalyptus castellanosi Zurita et al. 2013
†Neosclerocalyptus gouldi Zurita et al. 2008
†Neosclerocalyptus heusseri Ameghino 1889
Invalid names: Sclerocalyptus Ameghino 1891 [synonym]
Tr. †Panochthini Simpson 1945
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G. †Nopachtus Ameghino 1888
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†Nopachtus cabrerai Zamorano et al. 2011
†Nopachtus coagmentatus Ameghino 1888
Invalid names: Nopachthus Ameghino 1888 [synonym]
G. †Parapanochthus Moreira 1971
G. †Propanochthus Castellanos 1925
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†Propanochthus bullifer Burmeister 1872
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: terrestrialsubc
Locomotion: actively mobilep
Life habit: ground dwellingo
Diet: omnivoreo
Reproduction: viviparoussubc
Created: 2005-08-26 13:20:40
Modified: 2005-08-26 15:20:40
Source: o = order, subc = subclass, subp = subphylum, p = phylum
References: Nowak 1999, Carroll 1988, Ji et al. 2002, Lillegraven 1979, Kiessling 2004

Age range: base of the Mustersan to the top of the Holocene or 48.00000 to 0.00000 Ma

Collections (565 total)

Oldest occurrences

Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Mustersan48.0 - 42.0Argentina (Chubut) Palaeopeltis tesseratus (176286)
Tinguirirican36.0 - 29.0Argentina (Chubut) Glyptatelinae indet. (176200)
Early/Lower Oligocene33.9 - 27.3Argentina (Chubut) Glyptatelinae indet. (186572)
Rupelian33.9 - 27.3Argentina (Chubut) Glyptatelinae indet. (176201)
Oligocene33.9 - 23.04Bolivia (Santa Cruz) Vassallia minuta (68789)
Deseadan29.0 - 21.0Argentina (Mendoza) Glyptodontidae indet. (176466)
Deseadan29.0 - 21.0Uruguay Vassallia sp. (176487)
Deseadan29.0 - 21.0Argentina (Chubut) Palaeopeltis inornatus (14211)
Deseadan29.0 - 21.0Argentina (Río Negro) Palaeopeltis inornatus (176646)
Deseadan29.0 - 21.0Uruguay (Canelones) Meteutatus lagenaformis (140147)

Youngest occurrences
Time interval Ma Country or state PBDB collection number
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Argentina (Buenos Aires) Doedicurus sp., Panochthus sp., Sclerocalyptus sp., Glyptodon clavipes (71316) Glyptodon reticulatus (212841 212842 212844) Panochthus florensis (232189)
Late/Upper Pleistocene - Holocene0.129 - 0.0Argentina (Buenos Aires) Glyptodon sp., Sclerocalyptus sp., Doedicurus clavicaudatus (71348) Pampatherium sp., Panochthus sp., Neosclerocalyptus sp., Glyptodon reticulatus, Doedicurus clavicaudatus (191127)
Late/Upper Pleistocene - Holocene0.129 - 0.0Brazil (Sergipe) Glyptotherium sp. (147191)
Late/Upper Pleistocene - Holocene0.129 - 0.0Brazil (Rondonia) Holmesina rondoniensis (197104)
Late/Upper Pleistocene - Holocene0.129 - 0.0Brazil (Bahia) Holmesina majus, Holmesina sp., Glyptotherium sp. (212449) Pampatherium paulacoutoi (148219) Pampatherium sp. (212448)
Late/Upper Pleistocene - Holocene0.129 - 0.0Brazil (Rio Grande do Norte) Glyptodon sp. (93235) Glyptodon sp., Holmesina paulacoutoi, Panochthus greslebini (148309)
Late/Upper Pleistocene - Holocene0.129 - 0.0Uruguay Glyptodon reticulatus (211855)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0Brazil (Bahia) Panochthus greslebini (147605)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0Argentina Doedicurus sp., Neosclerocalyptus sp. (93267)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0Brazil (Acre) Glyptodontidae indet. (217864 217869 217871)