Glyptodon sp.
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https://doi.org/10.1186/s13358-023-00265-7 |
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https://treatment.plazi.org/id/96755D53-0734-FFAB-70D5-FDC9FE811ADE |
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Felipe |
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scientific name |
Glyptodon sp. |
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Referred material: Nine isolated osteoderms: PIMUZ A/ V 4096; mandible fragment: PIMUZ A/ V 4097; nine undetermined postcranial bones: PIMUZ A/ V 4155.
Comment: Te three specimens in this section were originally assigned to the genus Glyptodon (Additional file 1: Table S1). Although the present study does not question this generic assignment, the specific attribution is questioned. PIMUZ A/V 4096 corresponds to several osteoderms on the lateral margins of the dorsal carapace, with a portion of the carapace that does not permit dissociation between G. reticulatus and G. munizi . PIMUZ A/V 4097 corresponds to a mandible fragment, but too incomplete to clearly assign the specimen to G. munizi or G. reticulatus . Finally, PIMUZ A/V 4155 shows several postcranial bones, a part of the skeleton that is only weakly diagnostic for both species. I therefore propose to assign PIMUZ A/V 4096, PIMUZ A/V 4097, and PIMUZ A/V 4155 to Glyptodon sp. in order to maintain an open taxonomy.
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Palaontologisches Institut und Museum der Universitat Zurich |
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Royal British Columbia Museum - Herbarium |
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