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Glyptotherium texanum

Osteichthyes - Cingulata - Glyptodontidae

Taxonomy
Glyptotherium texanum was named by Osborn (1903). Its type specimen is AMNH FM 10704, a set of postcrania (early complete carapace, pelvis, sacrum, caudals, and complete tail armature), and it is a 3D body fossil. It is the type species of Glyptotherium.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
G. floridanus, G. floridianum

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1903Glyptotherium texanum Osborn p. 492 figs. Plate 43
1926Glyptotherium arizonae Gidley
1930Glyptotherium arizonae Hay p. 421
1930Glyptotherium texanum Hay p. 421
1953Xenoglyptodon fredericensis Meade
1964Glyptodon fredericensis Melton
1980Glyptotherium texanum Kurten and Anderson p. 132
1980Glyptotherium arizonae Kurten and Anderson p. 134
2005Glyptotherium arizonae Cisneros p. 243
2007Glyptotherium arizonae McDonald and Naples p. 151
2007Glyptotherium texanum McDonald and Naples p. 151
2019Glyptotherium texanum Albright et al. p. 155

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
classOsteichthyes
subclassSarcopterygii()
subclassDipnotetrapodomorpha(Nelson 2006)
subclassTetrapodomorpha()
—Tetrapoda
—Reptiliomorpha
—Anthracosauria
subclassAmphibiosauriaKuhn 1967
—Cotylosauria()
—Amniota
subclassSynapsida
—Therapsida()
RankNameAuthor
infraorderCynodontia()
—Mammaliamorpha
—Mammaliaformes
classMammalia
—Cladotheria
—Zatheria
subclassTribosphenida()
subclassTheria
—Eutheria()
—Placentalia
—Americatheria
—Xenarthra()
orderCingulata()
suborderGlyptodontia()
superfamilyGlyptodontoideaGray 1869
familyGlyptodontidaeBurmeister 1879
subfamilyGlyptodontinaeGray 1869
genusGlyptotherium
speciestexanum

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.

†Glyptotherium texanum Osborn 1903
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Invalid names: Glyptotherium arizonae Gidley 1926 [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: Nowak 1999, Carroll 1988, Ji et al. 2002, Lillegraven 1979, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range: base of the Gelasian to the top of the Early/Lower Pleistocene or 2.58000 to 0.77400 Ma

Collections (34 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Pliocene - Pleistocene5.333 - 0.0117USA (Oklahoma) Glyptotherium arizonae (150272)
Blancan4.7 - 1.4Mexico (Guanajuato) Glyptotherium arizonae (20077)
Blancan4.7 - 1.4USA (Arizona) Glyptotherium arizonae (19646) Glyptotherium texanum (19656 19657 19658)
Blancan4.7 - 1.4USA (New Mexico) Glyptotherium arizonae (19655 230461)
Blancan4.7 - 1.4USA (Florida) Glyptotherium arizonae (19747 19754 19764)
Blancan4.7 - 1.4USA (Texas) Glyptotherium texanum (20028 20032 20033 20050 20057)
Blancan - Irvingtonian4.7 - 0.21USA (South Carolina) Glyptotherium texanum (206954)
Blancan - Irvingtonian4.7 - 0.21Costa Rica (Alajuela) Glyptotherium arizonae (192089)
Blancan - Irvingtonian4.7 - 0.21USA (Arizona) Glyptotherium texanum (19652)
Blancan - Irvingtonian4.7 - 0.21El Salvador Glyptotherium arizonae (70118)
Blancan - Irvingtonian4.7 - 0.21USA (New Mexico) Glyptotherium arizonae (20141)
Gelasian2.58 - 1.8USA (Florida) Glyptotherium arizonae (19758 20384)
Early/Lower Pleistocene2.58 - 0.774USA (Florida) Glyptotherium arizonae (19750 98313)
Pleistocene2.58 - 0.0117Costa Rica (Alajuela) Glyptotherium texanum (113469)
Irvingtonian1.4 - 0.21USA (Texas) Glyptodon fredericensis (20342) Glyptotherium sp. (20412)
Irvingtonian1.4 - 0.21USA (Arizona) Glyptotherium arizonae (20341 20344)
Irvingtonian1.4 - 0.21USA (Florida) Glyptotherium arizonae (20308 20399)
Irvingtonian1.4 - 0.21USA (Oklahoma) Glyptotherium arizonae (20382)
Irvingtonian1.4 - 0.21USA (New Mexico) Glyptotherium arizonae (20548)