Panochthus
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| Panochthus Temporal range: Pleistocene
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†Panochthus
Burmeister, 1866
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Panochthus is an extinct genus of glyptodont, which lived in Argentina during the Pleistocene epoch.
File:Panochthus vogti 05.JPG
Panochthus vogti skull
File:PSM V13 D154 Panochthus tuberculatus.jpg
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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