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Panochthus
Temporal range: Pleistocene (Uquian-Lujanian)
~2.588–0.012 Ma
↓
P. frenzelianus
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Chordata
Class:
Mammalia
Superorder:
Xenarthra
Order:
Cingulata
Family:
Chlamyphoridae
Subfamily:
†Glyptodontinae
Genus:
†Panochthus

Species
  • P. bullifer
  • P. frenzelianus
  • P. greslebini
  • P. hipsilis
  • P. intermedius
  • P. morenoi
  • P. subintermedius
  • P. trouessarti
  • P. tuberculatus

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]

It could reach 3 metres (9.8 ft) in length and a weight up to 1,500 kilograms (3,300 lb)[3] 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.

  • Panochthus vogti skull
    Panochthus vogti skull
  • 1878 restoration of P. tuberculatus
    1878 restoration of P. tuberculatus

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. 0: 1–13. doi:10.1080/08912963.2016.1278443. ISSN 0891-2963.
  3. ^ Template:Es Chicosabordo[permanent dead link]

Further reading

  • Dinosaur Encyclopedia by Jayne Parsons
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