Panochthus

Panochthus; Temporal range: Pleistocene (Uquian-Lujanian); ~2.588–0.012 Ma PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N ↓
	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.^[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]

Gallery

Panochthus vogti skull
1878 restoration of P. tuberculatus

References

^ Panochthus at Fossilworks.org
^ 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.
^ 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.
^ 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.
^ (in Spanish) Chicosabordo
^ 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.

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[FWPanochthus-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.

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