Panochthus

Panochthus
Temporal range: Pleistocene (Uquian-Lujanian)
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P. frenzelianus
Skeleton and shell of Panochthus tuberculatus
Scientific 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
  • †P. frenzelianus Ameghino, 1889
  • †P. florensis Brambilla, Lopez & Parent, 2020
  • †P. greslebini Castellanos, 1942
  • †P. hipsilis Zurita et al., 2017
  • †P. intermedius Lydekker, 1895
  • †P. jaguaribensis Moreia, 1965
  • †P. subintermedius Castellanos, 1937
  • †P. tuberculatus Owen, 1845
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.

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

Gallery

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

See also