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Glyptodontidae (glyptodon)
Taxonomy
Glyptodontidae was named by Burmeister (1879).
It was reranked as the unranked clade Glyptodontidae by Croft et al. (2007).
It was assigned to Placophori by Jaekel (1911); to Glyptodontia by Ameghino (1889) and Brown (1912); to Glyptodontoidae by Hay (1930); to Xenarthra by Cope (1889), Hay (1902) and Simpson (1948); to Edentata by Cope (1889), Flower and Lydekker (1891) and Kurten and Anderson (1980); to Cingulata by MacFadden et al. (1993); to Dasypodoidea by Downing and White (1995); to Dasypodoidea by Croft et al. (2007); to Cingulata by McDonald and Naples (2007); to Cingulata by Kramarz et al. (2010); and to Glyptodontoidea by Paula Couto (1956), Castellanos (1959), Carroll (1988), McKenna and Bell (1997), Fernicola (2008), Carlini et al. (2008), Rincón et al. (2008), Zurita et al. (2009) and Brambilla et al. (2020).
It was reranked as the unranked clade Glyptodontidae by Croft et al. (2007).
It was assigned to Placophori by Jaekel (1911); to Glyptodontia by Ameghino (1889) and Brown (1912); to Glyptodontoidae by Hay (1930); to Xenarthra by Cope (1889), Hay (1902) and Simpson (1948); to Edentata by Cope (1889), Flower and Lydekker (1891) and Kurten and Anderson (1980); to Cingulata by MacFadden et al. (1993); to Dasypodoidea by Downing and White (1995); to Dasypodoidea by Croft et al. (2007); to Cingulata by McDonald and Naples (2007); to Cingulata by Kramarz et al. (2010); and to Glyptodontoidea by Paula Couto (1956), Castellanos (1959), Carroll (1988), McKenna and Bell (1997), Fernicola (2008), Carlini et al. (2008), Rincón et al. (2008), Zurita et al. (2009) and Brambilla et al. (2020).
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 1879 | Glyptodontidae Burmeister |
| 1889 | Glyptodontidae Ameghino p. 775 |
| 1889 | Glyptodontidae Cope p. 658 |
| 1891 | Glyptodontidae Flower and Lydekker p. 89 |
| 1902 | Glyptodontidae Hay p. 580 |
| 1911 | Glyptodontidae Jaekel p. 225 |
| 1912 | Glyptodontidae Brown |
| 1930 | Glyptodontidae Hay p. 419 |
| 1948 | Glyptodontidae Simpson |
| 1956 | Glyptodontidae Paula Couto p. 101 |
| 1959 | Glyptodontidae Castellanos |
| 1980 | Glyptodontidae Kurten and Anderson p. 132 |
| 1988 | Glyptodontidae Carroll |
| 1993 | Glyptodontidae MacFadden et al. p. 235 |
| 1995 | Glyptodontidae Downing and White p. 394 |
| 1997 | Glyptodontidae McKenna and Bell p. 87 |
| 2007 | Glyptodontidae Croft et al. p. 785 |
| 2007 | Glyptodontidae McDonald and Naples p. 151 |
| 2008 | Glyptodontidae Carlini et al. p. 142 |
| 2008 | Glyptodontidae Fernicola |
| 2008 | Glyptodontidae Rincón et al. p. 203 |
| 2009 | Glyptodontidae Zurita et al. p. 83 |
| 2010 | Glyptodontidae Kramarz et al. |
| 2020 | Glyptodontidae Brambilla et al. |
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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.
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]
†Plaxhaplus canaliculatus Ameghino 1884
G. †Ecinepeltus
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. †Doedicuroides Castellanos 1940
G. †Doedicurus Burmeister 1874
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†Doedicurus clavicaudatus Owen 1847
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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
†Palaeodoedicurus chapadmalensis Ameghino 1908
G. †Plaxhaplous Ameghino 1884
G. †Prodaedicurus Castellanos 1927
G. †Xiphuroides Castellanos 1927
G. †Glyptodon Owen 1839
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†Glyptodon chapalmalensis Ameghino 1908
†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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†Glyptotherium cylindricum Brown 1912
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Invalid names: Glyptotherium floridanum Simpson 1929 [synonym], Glyptotherium mexicanum Cuataparo and Ramirez 1875 [synonym]
Invalid names: Boreostracon Simpson 1929 [synonym], Brachyostracon Brown 1912 [synonym], Xenoglyptodon Meade 1953 [synonym]
G. †Paraglyptodon Castellanos 1932
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†Paraglyptodon chapadmalensis Ameghino 1908
†Paraglyptodon dubius Ameghino 1908
†Paraglyptodon paranensis Castellanos 1953
†Paraglyptodon uquiensis Castellanos 1953
Invalid names: Glyptotheriini Castellanos 1953 [empty]
G. †Panochthus Burmeister 1866
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†Panochthus bullifer Burmeister 1872
†Panochthus florensis Brambilla et al. 2020
†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 tuberculatus Owen 1845
†Panochthus voghii Ameghino 1889
G. †Parapropalaehoplophorus Croft et al. 2007
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†Parapropalaehoplophorus septentrionalis Croft et al. 2007
Subfm. †Plohophorinae Castellanos 1931
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Tr. †Plohophorini Castellanos 1932
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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 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]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
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| References: Nowak 1999, Lillegraven 1979, Carroll 1988, Ji et al. 2002, Hendy et al. 2009 | |||||
Age range: base of the Early/Lower Oligocene to the top of the Holocene or 33.90000 to 0.00000 Ma
Collections (410 total)
Oldest occurrences | |||
| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
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| Tinguirirican | Argentina (Chubut) | Glyptatelinae indet. (176200) | |
| Early/Lower Oligocene | Argentina (Chubut) | Glyptatelinae indet. (186572) | |
| Rupelian | Argentina (Chubut) | Glyptatelinae indet. (176201) | |
| Deseadan | Uruguay (Canelones) | Meteutatus lagenaformis (140147) | |
| Deseadan | Argentina (Mendoza) | Glyptodontidae indet. (176466) | |
| Late/Upper Oligocene | Argentina (Mendoza) | Glyptodontidae indet. (220946) | |
| Neogene - Pleistocene | Argentina (Buenos Aires) | Glyptodon clavipes (204207) | |
| Neogene - Pleistocene | Argentina (Entre Rios) | Glyptodon clavipes (204259) | |
| Colhuehuapian | Argentina (Chubut) | Glyptodontidae indet. (141368 197191) | |
| Colhuehuapian | Peru | Parapropalaehoplophorus sp. (176149) | |
Youngest occurrences |
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| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | PBDB collection number |
| Late/Upper Pleistocene | Brazil (Rio Grand do Sul) | Glyptodon sp., Glyptodon reticulatus (211308) | |
| Late/Upper Pleistocene | Mexico (Mexico) | Glyptotherium mexicanum (71320) | |
| Late/Upper Pleistocene - Holocene | Brazil (Rio Grande do Norte) | Glyptodon sp. (93235) Glyptodon sp., Panochthus greslebini (148309) | |
| Late/Upper Pleistocene - Holocene | Brazil (Sergipe) | Glyptotherium sp. (147191) | |
| Late/Upper Pleistocene - Holocene | Argentina (Buenos Aires) | Glyptodon sp., Doedicurus clavicaudatus (71348) Panochthus sp., Glyptodon reticulatus, Doedicurus clavicaudatus (191127) | |
| Late/Upper Pleistocene - Holocene | Brazil (Bahia) | Glyptotherium sp. (212449) | |
| Late/Upper Pleistocene - Holocene | Uruguay | Glyptodon reticulatus (211855) | |
| Holocene | Brazil (Bahia) | Panochthus greslebini (147605) | |
| Holocene | Argentina | Doedicurus sp. (93267) | |
| Holocene | Brazil (Acre) | Glyptodontidae indet. (217864 217869 217871) | |