Mammal
Glyptotherium
Glyptodont
Glyptotherium is the North American glyptodont, an armadillo relative the size of a small car, whose carapace was made of thousands of hexagonal, rosette-patterned scutes that are common finds in Florida rivers and Texas gravels. Single scutes are cheap and unmistakable; articulated carapace sections are valuable. Scutes are often confused with those of the smaller Holmesina (pampathere), which are rectangular and pitted.
| Phylum | Chordata |
|---|---|
| Class | Mammalia |
| Order | Cingulata |
| Family | Glyptodontidae |
| Group | Mammal |
| Rank (PBDB) | genus· Paleobiology Database |
| Author | Osborn 1903· Paleobiology Database |
| Classification (PBDB) | Chordata › Mammalia › Cingulata › Glyptodontidae· Paleobiology Database |
| Range (PBDB) | 5.33–0 Ma· Paleobiology Database |
| PBDB occurrences | 114· Paleobiology Database |
Elsewhere
- GBIF: 4832798
- PBDB: 43577
- Wikidata: Q138952
- PBDB taxon page
- Wikipedia: Glyptotherium
- PBDB search: Glyptotherium
Cite this article
Stratum Study. "Glyptotherium" (Taxon). Stratum Study pack 2026.09, as of 2026-09-19. https://stratum.black/study/taxa/glyptotherium. Accessed 2026-09-20.
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