Panochthus fossil map
Where fossils of Panochthus have been found, shown on the Earth as it looked about 0 million years ago and on today’s map.
Dots are fossil collections recorded in the Paleobiology Database. The “then” view moves today’s fossil sites back to their positions 0 million years ago (the time slice nearest the median age of the fossils) using the Merdith et al. (2021) plate model; positions are approximate. Open on the timeline map →
| Group | Early mammals |
|---|---|
| Lived | 3.8 million years ago to the present (Zanclean to Holocene) |
| Periods | Neogene, Quaternary |
| Family | Glyptodontidae |
| Named by | Burmeister 1866 |
| Fossil records | 152 occurrences at 70 locations (PBDB) |
| Found in | Argentina, Brazil, Bolivia, Uruguay, Paraguay, Peru |
| Rock formations | txn:43568, Salto Ander Egg, Lujan, Sopas, Suelo, Dolores |
About Panochthus
Panochthus is an extinct genus of glyptodont, which lived in the Gran Chaco-Pampean region of Argentina (Lujan, YupoĂ and Agua Blanca Formations), Brazil (JandaĂra Formation), Bolivia (Tarija and Ă‘uapua Formations), Paraguay and Uruguay (Sopas and Dolores Formations) during the Pleistocene epoch. The first specimen of Panochthus consisted of two carapace (shell) fragments, now lost, recovered from Buenos Aires. In 1845, the fragments were referred by Sir Richard Owen to the genus Glyptodon. In 1864, working from more complete remains, Karl Hermann Konrad Burmeister erected Panochthus as a subgenus. Three years later, he elevated it to the rank of genus. The species named by Owen, now P. tuberculatus, stands as the type species, though many others have since been named.
Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Panochthus (revision 1379552852), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0; introduction excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Ages, family, authority and fossil records: Paleobiology Database, accessed 23 October 2026. Ages are those of the rock layers the fossils were found in. Wikidata: Q3893377.
