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Panochthus
Temporal range: Pleistocene ( Uquian- Lujanian)
~2.588–0.012  Ma
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P. frenzelianus
Skeleton and shell of Panochthus tuberculatus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Cingulata
Family: Chlamyphoridae
Subfamily: Glyptodontinae
Genus: Panochthus
Burmeister, 1866
Type species
Panochthus tuberculatus
Owen, 1845
Species
Inferred range of the genus Panochthus based on known localities
Synonyms

Synonyms of P. tuberculatus

  • P. lundii Burmeister, 1874
  • P. morenoi Ameghino, 1881
  • P. rusconii Castellanos, 1942
  • P. voghti Ameghino, 1889

Synonyms of P. greslebini

  • P. oliveiraroxoi Castellanos, 1942
  • P. rochai Couto, 1954

Panochthus is an extinct genus of glyptodont, which lived in the Gran Chaco- Pampean region of Argentina ( Lujan, Yupoí and Agua Blanca Formations), Brazil ( Jandaíra Formation), Bolivia ( Tarija and Ñuapua Formations), Paraguay and Uruguay ( Sopas and Dolores Formations) during the Pleistocene epoch. [1] [2] [3] [4]

It could reach 3 metres (9.8 ft) in length and a weight up to 1,500 kilograms (3,300 lb) [5] the upper skull and the body were protected by hemispherical armor composed of hundreds of rounded scales. The tail, short and wedge-shaped, consisted of small bony bands with small spikes used for defense. Preserved tracheal rings are known from one specimen. [6]

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See also

References

  1. ^ Panochthus at Fossilworks.org
  2. ^ Zurita, Alfredo Eduardo; Zamorano, Martín; Scillato-Yané, Gustavo Juan; Fidel, Sergio; Iriondo, Martín; Gillette, David D. (2017-01-16). "A new species of Panochthus Burmeister (Xenarthra, Cingulata, Glyptodontidae) from the Pleistocene of the Eastern Cordillera, Bolivia". Historical Biology. 29 (8): 1076–1088. Bibcode: 2017HBio...29.1076Z. doi: 10.1080/08912963.2016.1278443. ISSN  0891-2963. S2CID  91031708.
  3. ^ Zurita, Alfredo; Zamorano, Martín; Scillato-Yané, Gustavo; Fidel, Sergio; Iriondo, Martín; Gillette, David (2017-01-16). "A new species of Panochthus Burmeister (Xenarthra, Cingulata, Glyptodontidae) from the Pleistocene of the Eastern Cordillera, Bolivia". Historical Biology. 29 (8): 1076–1088. Bibcode: 2017HBio...29.1076Z. doi: 10.1080/08912963.2016.1278443. S2CID  91031708.
  4. ^ Zamorano, Martín; Mones, Alvaro; Scillato-Yané, Gustavo (2012-04-30). "Redescripción y designación de un neotipo de Panochthus tuberculatus (Owen) (Mammalia, Cingulata, Glyptodontidae)". Revista Brasileira de Paleontologia. 15: 113–122. doi: 10.4072/rbp.2012.1.10.
  5. ^ (in Spanish) Chicosabordo
  6. ^ Zamorano, Martín (2020). "Exceptional preservation of tracheal rings in a glyptodont mammal from the Late Pleistocene of Argentina". Acta Palaeontologica Polonica. 65. doi: 10.4202/app.00654.2019. ISSN  0567-7920.

Further reading

  • Dinosaur Encyclopedia by Jayne Parsons
  • Guimarães de Lima, Fábio Cunha, and Kleberson de Oliveira Porpino. 2018. Ectoparasitism and infections in the exoskeletons of large fossil cingulates. PLoS ONE 13. e0205656. Accessed 2018-10-18.

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