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Glyptodontidae (glyptodon)

Mammalia - Cingulata - Glyptodontidae

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1879Glyptodontidae Burmeister
1889Glyptodontidae Ameghino p. 775
1889Glyptodontidae Cope p. 658
1891Glyptodontidae Flower and Lydekker p. 89
1902Glyptodontidae Hay p. 580
1911Glyptodontidae Jaekel p. 225
1912Glyptodontidae Brown
1930Glyptodontidae Hay p. 419
1948Glyptodontidae Simpson
1956Glyptodontidae Paula Couto p. 101
1959Glyptodontidae Castellanos
1980Glyptodontidae Kurten and Anderson p. 132
1988Glyptodontidae Carroll
1993Glyptodontidae MacFadden et al. p. 235
1995Glyptodontidae Downing and White p. 394
1997Glyptodontidae McKenna and Bell p. 87
2007Glyptodontidae Croft et al. p. 785
2007Glyptodontidae McDonald and Naples p. 151
2008Glyptodontidae Carlini et al. p. 142
2008Glyptodontidae Fernicola
2008Glyptodontidae Rincón et al. p. 203
2009Glyptodontidae Zurita et al. p. 83
2010Glyptodontidae Kramarz et al.
2020Glyptodontidae 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()
infraorderCynodontia()
RankNameAuthor
Mammaliamorpha
Mammaliaformes
classMammalia
Theriamorpha(Rowe 1993)
Theriiformes()
Trechnotheria
Cladotheria
Zatheria
subclassTribosphenida()
subclassTheria
Eutheria()
Placentalia
Americatheria
Xenarthra()
orderCingulata()
suborderGlyptodontia()
superfamilyGlyptodontoideaGray 1869
familyGlyptodontidaeBurmeister 1879
familyGlyptodontidaeBurmeister 1879

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 antiquus Ameghino 1887
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Invalid names: Doedicurus copei Moreno 1888 [synonym]
Plaxhaplus canaliculatus Ameghino 1884
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
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Comaphorus concisus Ameghino 1886
G. †Doedicuroides Castellanos 1940
G. †Doedicurus Burmeister 1874
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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
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 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 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
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Cranithlastus xibiensis Arias et al. 1978
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 figuratus Ameghino 1887
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Invalid names: Urotherium antiquum Ameghino 1888 [synonym]
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
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: Hendy et al. 2009, Nowak 1999, Carroll 1988, Ji et al. 2002, Lillegraven 1979

Age range: base of the Early/Lower Oligocene to the top of the Holocene or 33.90000 to 0.00000 Ma

Collections (400 total)

Oldest occurrences

Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
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)
Deseadan29.0 - 21.0Argentina (Mendoza) Glyptodontidae indet. (176466)
Deseadan29.0 - 21.0Uruguay (Canelones) Meteutatus lagenaformis (140147)
Late/Upper Oligocene28.4 - 23.03Argentina (Mendoza) Glyptodontidae indet. (220946)
Neogene - Pleistocene23.03 - 0.0117Argentina (Buenos Aires) Glyptodon clavipes (204207)
Neogene - Pleistocene23.03 - 0.0117Argentina (Entre Rios) Glyptodon clavipes (204259)
Colhuehuapian21.0 - 17.5Argentina (Chubut) Glyptodontidae indet. (141368 197191)
Colhuehuapian21.0 - 17.5Peru Parapropalaehoplophorus sp. (176149)

Youngest occurrences

Time interval Ma Country or state PBDB collection number
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Argentina (Tucuman) Glyptodon clavipes (216682) Glyptodon clavipes, Glyptodon reticulatus (216684) Neothoracophorus depresus, Panochthus tuberculatus, Glyptodon reticulatus (216686)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Honduras (Copan) Glyptotherium floridanum (230462)
Late/Upper Pleistocene - Holocene0.129 - 0.0Brazil (Bahia) Glyptotherium sp. (212449)
Late/Upper Pleistocene - Holocene0.129 - 0.0Brazil (Rio Grande do Norte) Glyptodon sp. (93235) Glyptodon sp., Panochthus greslebini (148309)
Late/Upper Pleistocene - Holocene0.129 - 0.0Uruguay Glyptodon reticulatus (211855)
Late/Upper Pleistocene - Holocene0.129 - 0.0Argentina (Buenos Aires) Glyptodon sp., Doedicurus clavicaudatus (71348) Panochthus sp., Glyptodon reticulatus, Doedicurus clavicaudatus (191127)
Late/Upper Pleistocene - Holocene0.129 - 0.0Brazil (Sergipe) Glyptotherium sp. (147191)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0Brazil (Bahia) Panochthus greslebini (147605)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0Argentina Doedicurus sp. (93267)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0Brazil (Acre) Glyptodontidae indet. (217864 217869 217871)