Panochthus sp.

Verger, Kévin Le, 2023, Xenarthrans of the collection of Santiago Roth from the Pampean Region of Argentina (Pleistocene), in Zurich, Switzerland, Swiss Journal of Palaeontology (3) 142 (1), pp. 1-39 : 20

publication ID	https://doi.org/10.1186/s13358-023-00265-7
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treatment provided by	Felipe
scientific name	Panochthus sp.
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Panochthus sp.

Referred material: Two plates of osteoderms from dorsal carapace: PIMUZ A/ V 4095 ( Fig. 3 View Fig ).

Comment: Te osteoderms of PIMUZ A/V 4095 are similar to the two previously treated specimens but are from the Lujanian, a period for which the presence of Pan. tuberculatus and Pan . frenzelianus is recognized (Zamorano et al., 2021). While Pan. tuberculatus is a well-known species, the validity of Pan . frenzelianus is debated (Zamorano et al., 2021). However, although the osteoderms exhibit a characteristic pattern of the genus Panochthus (see above), there is no reason to propose a more precise determination on the basis of this material. I therefore favor a more open taxonomy for this specimen by assigning PIMUZ A/V 4095 to Panochthus sp.