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Glyptodon munizi

Mammalia - Cingulata - Glyptodontidae

Taxonomy
Glyptodon munizi was named by Ameghino (1881). Its type specimen is MLP n/s missing, a carapace (large portion of dorsal carapace), and it is a 3D body fossil.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1881Glyptodon munizi Ameghino
2006Glyptodon munizi Soibelzon et al. p. 378 figs. 1-3
2010Glyptodon munizi Soibelzon et al. p. 456 fig. 4a

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
Osteichthyes()
subclassSarcopterygii()
subclassDipnotetrapodomorpha(Nelson 2006)
subclassTetrapodomorpha()
Tetrapoda
Reptiliomorpha
Anthracosauria
subclassAmphibiosauriaKuhn 1967
Cotylosauria()
Amniota
subclassSynapsida
Therapsida()
infraorderCynodontia()
Mammaliamorpha
RankNameAuthor
Mammaliaformes
classMammalia
Theriamorpha(Rowe 1993)
Theriiformes()
Trechnotheria
Cladotheria
Zatheria
subclassTribosphenida()
subclassTheria
Eutheria()
Placentalia
Americatheria
Xenarthra()
orderCingulata()
suborderGlyptodontia()
superfamilyGlyptodontoideaGray 1869
familyGlyptodontidaeBurmeister 1879
subfamilyGlyptodontinaeGray 1869
genusGlyptodonOwen 1839
speciesmuniziAmeghino 1881

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.

Glyptodon munizi Ameghino 1881
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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: Lillegraven 1979, Nowak 1999, Ji et al. 2002, Carroll 1988, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range: Lujanian or 0.78100 to 0.01200 Ma

Collections (8 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Pleistocene2.588 - 0.0117Argentina (Buenos Aires) Glyptodon munizi (212469 232452)
Ensenadan1.75 - 0.4Argentina (Buenos Aires) Glyptodon munizi (142141 213446 232516)
Lujanian0.781 - 0.012Argentina Glyptodon munizi (213427)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Argentina Glyptodon munizi (213470 213489)