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Glyptodon Astragalus
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Taxonomy
Florida Glyptodon
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Cingulata
Family: Chlamyphoridae
Genus: Glyptotherium
Species: Glyptotherium floridanum
Author Citation Simpson, 1929
Geological Time Scale
Eon: Phanerozoic
Era: Cenozoic
Period: Quaternary
Sub Period: None
Epoch: Pleistocene
Stratigraphy
Hawthorn Formation
Undifferentiated Pleistocene Sands
Provenance
Collector: Daniel Cheslo
Date Collected: 01/28/2023
Acquired by: Field Collection
Dimensions
Length: 83.7 mm
Width: 61.5 mm
Height: 51.3 mm
Location
Payne Creek
Hardee County
Florida
United States
Comments
Identified by Richard Hulbert as a Glyptodon Astragalus. One of two, to his knowledge, that were found as of the time of collection of this specimen.
Notable features include a shape comparable to the astragalus of the Giant Armadillo - Holmesina, with overall larger features to account for the greater size in G. floridanum.
Reference:
Simpson, George Gaylord. (1929). Pleistocene mammalian fauna of the Seminole Field, Pinellas County, Florida. Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History 56: 561-599.
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