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Glyptatelidae

Mammalia - Cingulata - Glyptatelidae

Taxonomy
Glyptatelidae was named by Castellanos (1932).

It was assigned to Glyptodontia by Fernicola (2008).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1932Glyptatelidae Castellanos
2008Glyptatelidae Fernicola

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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
RankNameAuthor
—Therapsida()
infraorderCynodontia()
—Mammaliamorpha
—Mammaliaformes
classMammalia
—Cladotheria
—Zatheria
subclassTribosphenida()
subclassTheria
—Eutheria()
—Placentalia
—Americatheria
—Xenarthra()
orderCingulata()
suborderGlyptodontia()
familyGlyptatelidaeCastellanos 1932
familyGlyptatelidaeCastellanos 1932

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. †Glyptatelidae Castellanos 1932
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G. †Clypeotherium Scillato-Yané 1977
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†Clypeotherium magnum Scillato-Yané 1977
G. †Glyptatelus Ameghino 1897
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†Glyptatelus fractus Ameghino 1902
†Glyptatelus malaspinensis Ameghino 1902
†Glyptatelus tatusinus Ameghino 1897
G. †Lomaphorelus Ameghino 1902
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†Lomaphorelus depstus Ameghino 1902
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: Nowak 1999, Hendy et al. 2009, Carroll 1988, Lillegraven 1979, Ji et al. 2002

Age range: base of the Mustersan to the top of the Late/Upper Oligocene or 48.00000 to 23.03000 Ma

Collections (6 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Mustersan48.0 - 42.0Argentina (Chubut) Glyptatelus fractus, Lomaphorelus depstus (176286)
Deseadan29.0 - 21.0Bolivia (La Paz) Glyptatelus sp. (133611)
Deseadan29.0 - 21.0Bolivia (None) Glyptatelus sp. (13276)
Deseadan29.0 - 21.0Bolivia Glyptatelus sp. (95688)
Deseadan29.0 - 21.0Argentina (Chubut) Clypeotherium magnum (92670)
Late/Upper Oligocene28.4 - 23.03Argentina (Mendoza) Glyptatelus tatusinus, Clypeotherium sp. (220946)