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Glyptodontia

Mammalia - Cingulata

Taxonomy
Glyptodontia was named by Ameghino (1889).

It was reranked as the unranked clade Glyptodontia by Ameghino (1894); it was synonymized subjectively with Cingulata by McKenna and Bell (1997); it was reranked as the suborder Glyptodontia by Ameghino (1897), Ameghino (1906) and Brambilla et al. (2020).

It was assigned to Hicanodontia by Ameghino (1894); to Edentata by Ameghino (1897); to Hicanodonta by Ameghino (1889) and Ameghino (1906); and to Cingulata by Brambilla et al. (2020).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1889Glyptodontia Ameghino p. 758
1894Glyptodontia Ameghino p. 170
1897Glyptodontia Ameghino p. 506
1906Glyptodontia Ameghino p. 91
2020Glyptodontia Brambilla et al.

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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()
RankNameAuthor
infraorderCynodontia()
—Mammaliamorpha
—Mammaliaformes
classMammalia
—Theriamorpha(Rowe 1993)
—Theriiformes()
—Trechnotheria
—Cladotheria
—Zatheria
subclassTribosphenida()
subclassTheria
—Eutheria()
—Placentalia
—Americatheria
—Xenarthra()
orderCingulata()
suborderGlyptodontia()
suborderGlyptodontia()

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.

Subor. †Glyptodontia Ameghino 1889
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G. †Chacus Zurita 2002
G. †Coscinocercus Cabrera 1939
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†Coscinocercus brachyurus Cabrera 1939
†Coscinocercus marcalaini Cabrera 1939
G. †Eonaucum Scillato-Yané and Carlini 1998
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†Eonaucum colloncuranum Scillato-Yané and Carlini 1998
G. †Eosclerophorus Castellanos 1948
Fm. †Glyptatelidae Castellanos 1932
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G. †Clypeotherium Scillato-Yané 1977
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†Clypeotherium magnum Scillato-Yané 1977
G. †Glyptatelus Ameghino 1897
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†Glyptatelus fractus Ameghino 1902
†Glyptatelus malaspinensis Ameghino 1902
†Glyptatelus tatusinus Ameghino 1897
G. †Lomaphorelus Ameghino 1902
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†Lomaphorelus depstus Ameghino 1902
Superfm. †Glyptodontoidea Gray 1869
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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]
G. †Plaxhaplous Ameghino 1884
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†Plaxhaplus antiquus Ameghino 1887
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Invalid names: Doedicurus copei Moreno 1888 [synonym]
†Plaxhaplus canaliculatus Ameghino 1884
Invalid names: Plaxhaplus antiquus Ameghino 1887 [valid], Plaxhaplus canaliculatus Ameghino 1884 [valid]
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. †Comaphorus Ameghino 1886
G. †Doedicuroides Castellanos 1940
G. †Doedicurus Burmeister 1874
G. †Palaeodoedicurus Castellanos 1927
G. †Plaxhaplous Ameghino 1884
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†Plaxhaplus antiquus Ameghino 1887
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Invalid names: Doedicurus copei Moreno 1888 [synonym]
†Plaxhaplus canaliculatus Ameghino 1884
Invalid names: Plaxhaplus antiquus Ameghino 1887 [valid], Plaxhaplus canaliculatus Ameghino 1884 [valid]
G. †Prodaedicurus Castellanos 1927
G. †Xiphuroides Castellanos 1927
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]
G. †Glyptotherium Osborn 1903
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Invalid names: Glyptotherium floridanum Simpson 1929 [synonym], Glyptotherium mexicanum Cuataparo and Ramirez 1875 [synonym]
†Glyptotherium texanum Osborn 1903
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Invalid names: Glyptotherium arizonae Gidley 1926 [synonym]
Invalid names: Boreostracon Simpson 1929 [synonym], Brachyostracon Brown 1912 [synonym], Xenoglyptodon Meade 1953 [synonym]
G. †Paraglyptodon Castellanos 1932
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†Paraglyptodon dubius Ameghino 1908
†Paraglyptodon paranensis Castellanos 1953
†Paraglyptodon uquiensis Castellanos 1953
Invalid names: Glyptotheriini Castellanos 1953 [empty]
Subfm. †Hoplophorinae Huxley 1864
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Tr. †Hoplophorini Huxley 1864
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Invalid names: Sclerocalyptini Hoffstetter 1958 [objective synonym]
Invalid names: Sclerocalyptidae Ameghino 1904 [synonym]
G. †Kelenkura Barasoain et al. 2022
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†Kelenkura castroi Barasoain et al. 2022
G. †Panochthus Burmeister 1866
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†Panochthus bullifer Burmeister 1872
†Panochthus florensis Brambilla et al. 2020
†Panochthus frenzelianus Ameghino 1889
†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 voghii Ameghino 1889
G. †Paraeucinepeltus González-Ruiz et al. 2011
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†Paraeucinepeltus raposeirasi Brandoni et al. 2017
G. †Parapropalaehoplophorus Croft et al. 2007
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Subfm. †Plohophorinae Castellanos 1931
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Tr. †Plohophorini Castellanos 1932
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G. †Cranithlastus Arias et al. 1978
G. †Plohophorus Ameghino 1887
Invalid names: Palaehoplophorinae Castellanos 1931 [synonym]
Invalid names: Glyptatelinae Castellanos 1932 [empty], Sclerocalyptinae Ameghino 1891 [empty]
Tr. †Lomaphorini Hoffstetter 1958
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G. †Lomaphorops Castellanos 1932
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†Lomaphorops corallinus Castellanos 1931
G. †Lomaphorus Ameghino 1889
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†Lomaphorus chapalmalensis Ameghino 1908
†Lomaphorus compressus Ameghino 1882
†Lomaphorus corallinus Rovereto 1914
†Lomaphorus elegans Burmeister 1871
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Invalid names: Glyptodon radiatus Bravard 1854 [synonym]
†Lomaphorus elevatus Ameghino 1883
†Lomaphorus gracilis Nodot 1857
†Lomaphorus imperfectus Gervais and Ameghino 1880
†Lomaphorus meyeri Lund 1843
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Invalid names: Panochthus lundi Burmeister 1870 [synonym]
†Lomaphorus paranensis Ameghino 1886
Invalid names: Lomaphorus cingulatus Ameghino 1889 [nomen dubium]
G. †Peiranoa Castellanos 1946
G. †Trachycalyptoides Saint-André 1996
Fm. †Palaeopeltidae Ameghino 1894
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G. †Palaeopeltis Ameghino 1895
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†Palaeopeltis inornatus Ameghino 1894
†Palaeopeltis tesseratus Ameghino 1902
Invalid names: Pseudorophodon Hoffestter 1954 [synonym]
Fm. †Pampatheriidae Paula Couto 1954
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G. †Holmesina Simpson 1930
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†Holmesina cryptae Moura et al. 2019
†Holmesina floridanus Robertson 1976
†Holmesina occidentalis Hoffstetter 1952
†Holmesina paulacoutoi Cartelle and Bohorquez 1985
†Holmesina rondoniensis Góis et al. 2012
G. †Kraglievichia Castellanos 1927
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†Kraglievichia carinatum Gois et al. 2013
†Kraglievichia paranense Ameghino 1883
G. †Pampatherium Ameghino 1875
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†Pampatherium mexicanum Edmund 1996
†Pampatherium paulacoutoi Cartelle and Bohorquez 1984
†Pampatherium pygmaeum Ameghino 1891
†Pampatherium typus Ameghino 1875
Invalid names: Chlamydotherium Lund 1839 [replaced], Chlamytherium Lund 1838 [nomen nudum], Hoffstetteria Castellanos 1957 [synonym]
G. †Plaina Castellanos 1927
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†Plaina brocherense Castellanos 1936
†Plaina intermedia Castellanos 1937
G. †Scirrotherium Edmund and Theodor 1997
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†Scirrotherium antelucanus Laurito and Valerio 2013
†Scirrotherium hondaensis Edmund and Theodor 1997
G. †Tonnicinctus Góis et al. 2015
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†Tonnicinctus mirus Góis et al. 2015
G. †Vassallia Castellanos 1927
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†Vassallia maxima Castellanos 1946
†Vassallia minuta Moreno and Mercerat 1891
Fm. †Panochthidae Castellanos 1927
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G. †Hoplophorus Lund 1838
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†Hoplophorus australis Moreno 1882
†Hoplophorus bergi Ameghino 1889
†Hoplophorus clarazianus Ameghino 1889
†Hoplophorus evidens Ameghino 1889
†Hoplophorus lydekkeri Ameghino 1889
†Hoplophorus migoyianus Ameghino 1889
†Hoplophorus verus Ameghino 1889
Subfm. †Panochthinae Burmeister 1866
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Tr. †Neosclerocalyptini Paula Couto 1957
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G. †Neosclerocalyptus Paula Couto 1957
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Invalid names: Sclerocalyptus Ameghino 1891 [synonym]
Tr. †Panochthini Simpson 1945
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G. †Nopachtus Ameghino 1888
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Invalid names: Nopachthus Ameghino 1888 [synonym]
G. †Parapanochthus Moreira 1971
G. †Propanochthus Castellanos 1925
Infraor. †Glyptodontoinei Gray 1869
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G. †Eosclerocalyptus Ameghino 1919
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†Eosclerocalyptus lineatus Ameghino 1888
†Eosclerocalyptus proximus Moreno and Mercerat 1891
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Invalid names: Eosclerocalyptus lilloi Ameghino 1919 [synonym], Eosclerocalyptus planus Rovereto 1914 [synonym], Eosclerophorus paulacoutoi Castellanos 1948 [synonym], Neuryurus proximus Moreno and Mercerat 1891 [synonym], Sclerocalyptus planus Rovereto 1914 [synonym], Urotherium proximum Moreno and Mercerat 1891 [synonym]
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Invalid names: Hoplophractus tapinocefalus Cabrera 1939 [objective synonym]
G. †Hoplophractus Cabrera 1939
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†Hoplophractus proximus Moreno and Mercerat 1891
G. †Pseudoplohophorus Castellanos 1926
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†Pseudoplohophorus benvenutii Castellanos 1954
†Pseudoplohophorus berroi Castellanos 1940
†Pseudoplohophorus coloniensis Kraglievich 1932
†Pseudoplohophorus compressus Castellanos 1940
†Pseudoplohophorus gracilis Castellanos 1940
†Pseudoplohophorus guimaraensi Kraglievich 1932
†Pseudoplohophorus uncinatus Castellanos 1940
Invalid names: Asymmetrura Farina 1981 [synonym], Berthawyleria Castellanos 1939 [synonym], Caudaphorus Farina 1981 [synonym], Teisseiria Kraglievich 1932 [synonym], Trabalia Kraglevich 1932 [synonym]
G. †Stromaphorus Castellanos 1926
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†Stromaphorus compressidens Moreno and Mercerat 1891
G. †Isolinia Castellanos 1951
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†Isolinia cordubensis Castellanos 1936
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Invalid names: Isolinia reartense Castellanos 1936 [synonym]
Tr. †Neothoracophorini Castellanos 1951
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G. †Pseudoneothoracophorus Castellanos 1951
Tr. †Neuryurini Hoffstetter 1958
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G. †Neuryurus Ameghino 1889
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†Neuryurus chapalmalensis Ameghino 1908
†Neuryurus crassus Ameghino 1908
†Neuryurus giganteus Rovereto 1914
†Neuryurus interundatus Ameghino 1885
†Neuryurus rudis Gervais 1878
Invalid names: Euryurus Gervais and Ameghino [replaced]
G. †Pseudoeuryurus Ameghino 1889
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Invalid names: Pseudoeuryurus lelongianus Ameghino 1889 [nomen dubium]
G. †Urotherium Castellanos 1926
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†Urotherium interundatum Ameghino 1885
†Urotherium simile Castellanos 1948
†Urotherium simplex Castellanos 1926
Tr. †Palaehoplophorini Hoffstetter 1958
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G. †Aspidocalyptus Cabrera 1939
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†Aspidocalyptus castroi Cabrera 1939
G. †Chlamyphractus Castellanos 1939
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Invalid names: Chlamyphractus pressulus Ameghino 1885 [nomen dubium]
G. †Palaehoplophoroides Scillato-Yané and Carlini 1998
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†Palaehoplophoroides rothi Scillato-Yané and Carlini 1998
G. †Palaehoplophorus Ameghino 1883
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†Palaehoplophorus antiquus Ameghino 1883
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Invalid names: Palaehoplophorus scalabrini Ameghino 1883 [synonym]
†Palaehoplophorus pressulus Ameghino 1885
G. †Protoglyptodon Ameghino 1885
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†Protoglyptodon primiformis Ameghino 1885
†Protoglyptodon sagradoi Calcaterra 1978
†Protoglyptodon sanpedroi Calcaterra 1978
†Protoglyptodon solidus Ameghino 1891
G. †Parahoplophorus Castellanos 1932
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†Parahoplophorus paranensis Ameghino 1883
G. †Phlyctaenopyga Cabrera 1944
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†Phlyctaenopyga ameghini Moreno 1882
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Invalid names: Hoplophorus philippii Moreno and Mercerat 1891 [synonym], Neuryurus compressidens Moreno and Mercerat 1891 [synonym]
G. †Plohophoroides Castellanos 1928
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†Plohophoroides conterminus Castellanos 1928
G. †Plohophorops Rusconi 1934
Infraor. †Propalaehoplophoroinei Ameghino 1891
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Superfm. †Propalaehoplophoroidea Ameghino 1891
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Fm. †Propalaehoplophoridae Ameghino 1891
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G. †Asterostemma Ameghino 1889
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†Asterostemma depressa Ameghino 1889
G. †Cochlops Ameghino 1889
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†Cochlops debilis Ameghino 1891
†Cochlops muricatus Ameghino 1889
G. †Eucinepeltus Ameghino 1891
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†Encinepeltus petesatus Ameghino 1891
†Eucinepeltus crassus Scott 1903
†Eucinepeltus informis Roth 1899
G. †Metopotoxus Ameghino 1895
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†Metopotoxus anceps Scott 1903
†Metopotoxus laevatus Ameghino 1889
G. †Stromaphoropsis Kraglevich 1932
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†Stromaphoropsis scavinoi Kraglievich 1932
G. †Trachycalyptus Ameghino 1908
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†Trachycalyptus cingulatus Ameghino 1889
G. †Uruguayurus Mones 1987
G. †Zaphilus Ameghino 1889
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Invalid names: Zaphilus larranagai Ameghino 1889 [nomen dubium]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Maximum body mass: 73.4 kgg
Minimum body mass: 73.4 kgg
Body mass estimate: 73.4 kg
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: g = genus, o = order, subc = subclass, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Vizcaíno et al. 2010, Nowak 1999, Hendy et al. 2009, Lillegraven 1979, Ji et al. 2002, Carroll 1988

Age range

Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Mustersan to the top of the Holocene or 48.00000 to 0.00000 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 42.0 Ma

Collections (624 total)

Oldest occurrences

Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Mustersan48.0 - 42.0Argentina (Chubut) Glyptatelus fractus, Lomaphorelus depstus, Palaeopeltis tesseratus (176286)
Tinguirirican36.0 - 29.0Argentina (Chubut) Glyptatelinae indet. (176200)
Early/Lower Oligocene33.9 - 28.4Argentina (Chubut) Glyptatelinae indet. (186572)
Rupelian33.9 - 28.1Argentina (Chubut) Glyptatelinae indet. (176201)
Oligocene33.9 - 23.03Bolivia (Santa Cruz) Vassallia minuta (68789)
Deseadan29.0 - 21.0Argentina (Mendoza) Glyptodontidae indet. (176466)
Deseadan29.0 - 21.0Argentina (Río Negro) Palaeopeltis inornatus (176646)
Deseadan29.0 - 21.0Uruguay (Canelones) Meteutatus lagenaformis (140147)
Deseadan29.0 - 21.0Argentina (Chubut) Palaeopeltis inornatus (14211) Propalaehoplophorinae indet., Clypeotherium magnum (92670)
Deseadan29.0 - 21.0Bolivia (La Paz) Glyptatelus sp. (133611)
Deseadan29.0 - 21.0Uruguay (Soriano) Palaeopeltis inornatus (176486)
Deseadan29.0 - 21.0Bolivia (None) Glyptatelus sp. (13276)
Deseadan29.0 - 21.0Bolivia Glyptatelus sp. (95688)
Deseadan29.0 - 21.0Uruguay Vassallia sp., Berthawyleria sp., Urotherium interundatum (176487)
Late/Upper Oligocene28.4 - 23.03Peru (Loreto) Pampatheriidae indet. (176130 176147)
Late/Upper Oligocene28.4 - 23.03Argentina (Mendoza) Glyptodontidae indet., Palaeopeltis inornatus, Propalaehoplophorinae indet., Glyptatelus tatusinus, Clypeotherium sp. (220946)
Neogene - Pleistocene23.03 - 0.0117Argentina (Entre Rios) Glyptodon clavipes (204259)
Neogene - Pleistocene23.03 - 0.0117Argentina (Buenos Aires) Glyptodon clavipes (204207)
Colhuehuapian21.0 - 17.5Argentina (Chubut) Cochlops indet., Propalaehoplophorus indet. (176441) Glyptodontidae indet. (197191) Glyptodontidae indet., Propalaehoplophorinae indet. (141368)
Colhuehuapian21.0 - 17.5Argentina (Río Negro) Propalaehoplophorinae indet. (89093)