Panochthus
| Panochthus Temporal range: Pleistocene | |
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| P. frenzelianus | |
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Superorder: | Xenarthra |
| Order: | Cingulata |
| Family: | Chlamyphoridae |
| Subfamily: | †Glyptodontinae |
| Genus: | †Panochthus Burmeister, 1866 |
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Panochthus is an extinct genus of glyptodont, which lived in Argentina during the Pleistocene epoch.
Panochthus vogti skull
1878 restoration of P. tuberculatus
It could reach 3 m in length and a weight up to 1500 kg;[1] the upper skull and the body were protected by hemispherical armor composed of hundred of rounded scales. The tail, short and wedge-shaped, consisted of small bony bands with small spikes used for defense.
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