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Glyptodon

Mammalia - Cingulata - Glyptodontidae

Taxonomy

Glyptodon was named by Owen (1839). It is not extant. Its type is Glyptodon clavipes. It is the type genus of Glyptodontoidea.

It was synonymized subjectively with Pampatherium by Cartelle and Bohorquez (1984).

It was assigned to Glyptodontini by McKenna and Bell (1997), Fernicola (2008), Rincón et al. (2008); to Glyptodontidae by Ameghino (1889), Cope (1889), Lydekker (1894), Ameghino (1902), Hay (1902), Brown (1912), Rovereto (1914), Hay (1930), Kurten and Anderson (1980), Carroll (1988), Salles et al. (2006), Luna and Krapovickas (2011); and to Glyptodontinae by Hoffstetter (1958), Zurita et al. (2004), Soibelzon et al. (2010), Zurita et al. (2018).

Species

G. chapalmalensis, G. clavipes (syn. G. subelevatus) (type species), G. depressus (syn. Neothoracophorus minutus), G. elongatus, G. euphractus (syn. G. dubius, Hoplophorus sellowi), G. falkneri, G. fiorinii, G. jatunkhirkhi, G. minor, G. munizi, G. petaliferus, G. reticulatus (syn. G. typus, Hoplophorus asper), G. rivapacis, G. rudis, Neothoracophorus elevatus

Synonyms

Chlamydotherium was named by Bronn (1838). It is not extant.

It was synonymized subjectively with Glyptodon by Ameghino (1889).

It was assigned to Glyptodontidae by Marshall and Sempere (1991); and to Glyptodontinae by McKenna and Bell (1997).
Thoracophorus was named by Gervais and Ameghino (1880).

It was synonymized subjectively with Neothoracophorus by McKenna and Bell (1997).
Heteroglyptodon was named by Roselli (1976).

It was synonymized subjectively with Glyptodon by Zurita et al. (2011).

It was assigned to Glyptodontini by McKenna and Bell (1997), Fernicola (2008).
Lepitherium was named by Saint-Hillaire (1839).

It was synonymized subjectively with Glyptodon by McKenna and Bell (1997).
Pachypus was named by D'Alton (1839).

It was synonymized subjectively with Glyptodon by McKenna and Bell (1997).
Schistopleurum was named by Nodot (1857).

It was synonymized subjectively with Glyptodon by Ameghino (1889), McKenna and Bell (1997).
Glyptocoileus was named by Castellanos (1952).

It was synonymized subjectively with Glyptodon by McKenna and Bell (1997).
Glyptopedius was named by Castellanos (1953).

It was synonymized subjectively with Glyptodon by McKenna and Bell (1997).
Orycterotherium was named by Bronn (1838).

It was synonymized subjectively with Glyptodon by Ameghino (1889); it was synonymized subjectively with Mylodon by Hay (1902).
Neothoracophorus was named by Ameghino (1889).

It was synonymized subjectively with Glyptodon by Zurita et al. (2009).

It was assigned to Glyptodontidae by Ameghino (1889), Brown (1912), Carroll (1988); and to Neothoracophorini by Hoffstetter (1958), McKenna and Bell (1997).

Synonymy list

Year	Name and author
1838	Chlamydotherium Bronn
1838	Orycterotherium Bronn
1839	Pachypus D'Alton
1839	Glyptodon Owen
1839	Lepitherium Saint-Hillaire p. 127
1857	Schistopleurum Nodot
1880	Thoracophorus Gervais and Ameghino p. 790
1889	Glyptodon Ameghino
1889	Neothoracophorus Ameghino
1889	Glyptodon Cope p. 663
1894	Glyptodon Lydekker p. 3
1902	Glyptodon Ameghino
1902	Glyptodon Hay p. 580
1912	Glyptodon Brown
1912	Neothoracophorus Brown
1914	Glyptodon Rovereto p. 206
1930	Glyptodon Hay p. 419
1952	Glyptocoileus Castellanos p. 402
1953	Glyptopedius Castellanos p. 395
1958	Glyptodon Hoffstetter
1958	Neothoracophorus Hoffstetter
1976	Heteroglyptodon Roselli p. 137
1980	Glyptodon Kurten and Anderson p. 132
1988	Glyptodon Carroll
1988	Neothoracophorus Carroll
1991	Chlamydotherium Marshall and Sempere
1997	Neothoracophorus McKenna and Bell p. 87
1997	Chlamydotherium McKenna and Bell p. 91
1997	Glyptodon McKenna and Bell p. 91
1997	Heteroglyptodon McKenna and Bell p. 91
2004	Glyptodon Zurita et al.
2006	Glyptodon Salles et al. p. 7
2008	Glyptodon Fernicola
2008	Heteroglyptodon Fernicola
2008	Glyptodon Rincón et al. p. 203
2010	Glyptodon Soibelzon et al. p. 456
2011	Glyptodon Luna and Krapovickas
2018	Glyptodon Zurita et al.

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Rank	Name	Author
kingdom	Animalia	()
—	Bilateria
—	Eubilateria	Ax 1987
—	Deuterostomia
phylum	Chordata	Haeckel 1874
subphylum	Vertebrata
superclass	Gnathostomata
—	Osteichthyes	()
subclass	Sarcopterygii	()
subclass	Dipnotetrapodomorpha	(Nelson 2006)
subclass	Tetrapodomorpha	()
—	Tetrapoda
—	Reptiliomorpha
—	Anthracosauria
subclass	Amphibiosauria	Kuhn 1967
—	Cotylosauria	()
—	Amniota
subclass	Synapsida
—	Therapsida	()

Rank	Name	Author
infraorder	Cynodontia	()
—	Mammaliamorpha
—	Mammaliaformes
class	Mammalia
—	Cladotheria
—	Zatheria
subclass	Tribosphenida	()
subclass	Theria
—	Eutheria	()
—	Placentalia
—	Americatheria
—	Xenarthra	()
order	Cingulata	()
suborder	Glyptodontia	()
superfamily	Glyptodontoidea	Gray 1869
family	Glyptodontidae	Burmeister 1879
subfamily	Glyptodontinae	Gray 1869
genus	Glyptodon	Owen 1839

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.

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]

Diagnosis

No diagnoses are available

Measurements

No measurements are available

Composition:

phosphaticsubp

Environment:

terrestrialsubc

Locomotion:

actively mobilec

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, c = class, subp = subphylum

References: Hendy et al. 2009, Carroll 1988, Ji et al. 2002, Lillegraven 1979, Nowak 1999

Age range: base of the Late/Upper Miocene to the top of the Lujanian or 11.60800 to 0.01200 Ma

Collections (137 total)

Time interval	Ma	Country or state	Original ID and collection number
Neogene - Pleistocene	23.03 - 0.0117	Argentina (Entre Rios)	G. clavipes (204259)
Neogene - Pleistocene	23.03 - 0.0117	Argentina (Buenos Aires)	G. clavipes (204207)
Clarendonian	12.5 - 9.4	USA (Texas)	G. sp. (18611)
Late/Upper Miocene	11.608 - 5.333	Brazil	G. sp. (141848)
Pliocene	5.333 - 2.588	Argentina (Buenos Aires)	G. clavipes (140713)
Pliocene - Pleistocene	5.333 - 0.0117	Uruguay (Soriano)	G. clavipes (204261)
Late/Upper Pliocene	3.6 - 2.588	Argentina (Buenos Aires)	G. sp. (53926)
Late/Upper Pliocene	3.6 - 2.588	Argentina (Jujuy)	G. euphractus (210722)
Late/Upper Pliocene - Early/Lower Pleistocene	3.6 - 0.781	Venezuela (Monagas)	G. sp. (144977)
Early/Lower Pleistocene	2.588 - 0.781	Argentina (Tucuman)	G. reticulatus (216685)
Early/Lower Pleistocene	2.588 - 0.781	Bolivia	G. clavipes (142016)
Early/Lower Pleistocene	2.588 - 0.781	Argentina (Buenos Aires)	G. reticulatus (71304)
Early/Lower Pleistocene	2.588 - 0.781	Bolivia (Tarija )	Chlamydotherium sellowi, G. reticulatus, Neothoracophorus elevatus (70673)
Pleistocene	2.588 - 0.0117	USA (Texas)	G. sp. (207447)
Pleistocene	2.588 - 0.0117	Brazil (Rio Grande do Sul)	G. clavipes (236218) G. sp. (28513 236301)
Pleistocene	2.588 - 0.0117	Bolivia (Chuquisaca)	G. sp. (71582)
Pleistocene	2.588 - 0.0117	Bolivia (Oruro)	G. sp. (63761)
Pleistocene	2.588 - 0.0117	Paraguay	G. clavipes (71292) G. sp. (191113)
Pleistocene	2.588 - 0.0117	Argentina	G. sp. (213477)
Pleistocene	2.588 - 0.0117	Argentina (Mendoza)	G. sp. (113479)
Pleistocene	2.588 - 0.0117	Venezuela (Falcon)	G. clavipes (63884)
Pleistocene	2.588 - 0.0117	Argentina (Buenos Aires)	G. munizi (232452) G. reticulatus (232453) G. sp., G. munizi (212469)
Pleistocene	2.588 - 0.0117	Bolivia (Cochabamba)	G. sp. (71590 71591 71592)
Pleistocene	2.588 - 0.0117	Peru (Cusco)	G. clavipes (146860)
Pleistocene	2.588 - 0.0117	Peru (San Martin)	G. sp. (151920)
Pleistocene	2.588 - 0.0117	Brazil (Sergipe)	G. clavipes (187597)
Pleistocene - Holocene	2.588 - 0.0	Brazil (Sao Paulo)	G. clavipes, G. reticulatus (147609)
Pleistocene - Holocene	2.588 - 0.0	Argentina	G. sp. (216677)
Pleistocene - Holocene	2.588 - 0.0	Brazil (Mato Grosso do Sul)	G. sp. (92814)
Pleistocene - Holocene	2.588 - 0.0	Brazil (Sergipe)	G. clavipes (113472)
Pleistocene - Holocene	2.588 - 0.0	Brazil (Piauí)	G. sp. (211633)
Ensenadan	1.75 - 0.4	Argentina (Jujuy)	G. sp. (141898)
Ensenadan	1.75 - 0.4	Argentina (Buenos Aires)	G. munizi (142141 232516) G. reticulatus (147999) G. sp. (199170) G. sp., G. munizi (213446)
Ensenadan	1.75 - 0.4	Argentina (Cordoba)	G. reticulatus (123831)
Ensenadan	1.75 - 0.4	Bolivia	G. reticulatus (71322)
Ensenadan - Lujanian	1.75 - 0.012	Argentina (Corrientes)	G. reticulatus (71288)
Lujanian	0.781 - 0.012	Argentina (Chaco)	G. sp. (78576 78578)
Lujanian	0.781 - 0.012	Argentina (Entre Ríos)	G. perforatus, G. sp. (203957) G. reticulatus (203955 212840) G. sp. (203952 203956 203958)
Lujanian	0.781 - 0.012	Argentina (Buenos Aires)	G. clavipes (71314 71347) G. clavipes, G. reticulatus (198875) G. perforatus, G. rudimentarius, G. clavipes, G. reticulatus, Neothoracophorus depressus, Neothoracophorus elevatus (71303) G. reticulatus (71279 142142) G. sp. (71286)
Lujanian	0.781 - 0.012	Argentina (Cordoba)	G. sp. (197919 197923)
Lujanian	0.781 - 0.012	Argentina (Santa Fe)	G. reticulatus (231074)
Lujanian	0.781 - 0.012	Argentina (Catamarca)	G. sp., G. clavipes, G. reticulatus (140929)
Lujanian	0.781 - 0.012	Argentina (Sante Fé)	G. reticulatus (189512)
Lujanian	0.781 - 0.012	Uruguay	G. clavipes (71325) G. reticulatus (211644) G. sp. (212684) Neothoracophorus sp., G. clavipes (71274)
Lujanian (interglacial)	0.781 - 0.012	Uruguay (Salto)	G. clavipes (140159)
Lujanian	0.781 - 0.012	Argentina	G. munizi (213427)
Lujanian	0.781 - 0.012	Argentina (Santa Cruz)	G. clavipes (171151)
Lujanian	0.781 - 0.012	Uruguay (Colonia)	G. sp., G. reticulatus (226121)
Lujanian	0.781 - 0.012	Venezuela (Falcon)	G. clavipes (113601)
Lujanian	0.781 - 0.012	Argentina (Corrientes)	G. reticulatus (212773) G. sp. (71289 71290)
Middle Pleistocene	0.774 - 0.129	Bolivia (Chuquisaca)	Chlamydotherium sp., G. reticulatus (70704)
Middle Pleistocene	0.774 - 0.129	Argentina (Buenos Aires)	G. clavipes (63335)
Middle Pleistocene - Late/Upper Pleistocene	0.774 - 0.0117	Uruguay (Montevideo)	G. sp. (120884)
Late/Upper Pleistocene	0.129 - 0.0117	Argentina (Santa Fe)	G. reticulatus (212848 212849 212852 212853 212854)
Late/Upper Pleistocene	0.129 - 0.0117	Colombia (Cundinamarca)	G. sp. (190375)
Late/Upper Pleistocene	0.129 - 0.0117	Argentina (Formosa)	G. sp. (114698)
Late/Upper Pleistocene	0.129 - 0.0117	Bolivia (Tarija)	G. elongatus (142507) G. reticulatus (142158) Neothoracophorus sp., G. reticulatus (142160)
Late/Upper Pleistocene	0.129 - 0.0117	Brazil (Rio Grand do Sul)	G. sp., G. reticulatus (211308)
Late/Upper Pleistocene (high glacial)	0.129 - 0.0117	Venezuela (Zulia)	G. clavipes (63515)
Late/Upper Pleistocene	0.129 - 0.0117	Brazil (Rio Grande do Sul)	G. clavipes, G. reticulatus (147598) G. sp. (28519 149093)
Late/Upper Pleistocene	0.129 - 0.0117	Argentina (Córdoba)	G. reticulatus (212846 212847 212850 212851)
Late/Upper Pleistocene	0.129 - 0.0117	USA (Texas)	G. sp. (85142)
Late/Upper Pleistocene	0.129 - 0.0117	Argentina (Santiago del Estero)	G. clavipes (191153)
Late/Upper Pleistocene	0.129 - 0.0117	Uruguay	G. clavipes (211646) G. reticulatus (195917 212856)
Late/Upper Pleistocene	0.129 - 0.0117	Uruguay (Canelones)	G. reticulatus (212855)
Late/Upper Pleistocene	0.129 - 0.0117	Uruguay (Montevideo)	G. clavipes (211645)
Late/Upper Pleistocene	0.129 - 0.0117	Argentina (Buenos Aires)	G. clavipes (71316) G. reticulatus (212841 212842 212844)
Late/Upper Pleistocene (glacial)	0.129 - 0.0117	Brazil (Rio Grande do Sul)	G. sp., G. reticulatus, Neothoracophorus elevatus (137180) Neothoracophorus elevatus (137179)
Late/Upper Pleistocene	0.129 - 0.0117	Bolivia	G. jatunkhirkhi (212450 212451 212452 212453 212454 212455)
Late/Upper Pleistocene	0.129 - 0.0117	Argentina	G. munizi (213470) G. reticulatus (212843) G. sp. (216683 216695) G. sp., G. munizi (213489)
Late/Upper Pleistocene	0.129 - 0.0117	Argentina (Catamarca)	G. reticulatus (212845)
Late/Upper Pleistocene	0.129 - 0.0117	Argentina (Tucuman)	G. clavipes (216682) G. clavipes, G. reticulatus (216684) Neothoracophorus depresus, G. reticulatus (216686)
Late/Upper Pleistocene	0.129 - 0.0117	Brazil (Piaui)	G. clavipes (71335) G. clavipes, Hoplophorus euphractus (71332) G. sp., Hoplophorus euphractus (71331)
Late/Upper Pleistocene	0.129 - 0.0117	Argentina (Cordoba)	G. sp. (191130)
Late/Upper Pleistocene - Holocene	0.129 - 0.0	Argentina (Buenos Aires)	G. reticulatus (191127) G. sp. (71348)
Late/Upper Pleistocene - Holocene	0.129 - 0.0	Uruguay	G. reticulatus (211855)
Late/Upper Pleistocene - Holocene	0.129 - 0.0	Brazil (Rio Grande do Norte)	G. sp. (148309)