Glyptotherium texanum Osborn 1903 (glyptodon)

Mammalia - Cingulata - Glyptodontidae

Synonyms: Glyptodon fredericensis Meade 1953, Glyptotherium arizonae Gidley 1926, Xenoglyptodon fredericensis Meade 1953

Belongs to Glyptotherium according to O. P. Hay 1930

See also Albright et al. 2019, Alroy 2002, Cisneros 2005, Gillette and Ray 1981, Kurten and Anderson 1980, McDonald and Naples 2007 and Zurita et al. 2018

Sister taxon: Glyptotherium cylindricum

Ecology: ground dwelling omnivore

Distribution:

• Quaternary of Costa Rica (1 collection), United States (12: Arizona, Florida, New Mexico, Oklahoma, Texas)

• Blancan of Costa Rica (1), El Salvador (1), Mexico (1), United States (17: Arizona, Florida, New Mexico, South Carolina, Texas)

• Pliocene to Pleistocene of United States (1: Oklahoma)

Total: 34 collections each including a single occurrence

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